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Stele of Pa-di-Hor-sema-tawy
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 32 cm (7 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1053
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionFigure on a bier, Isis and Nepthys kneeling at each end. Demotic inscription.
ProvenanceFrom Dendara. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)