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Stele of Intef (upper half)
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, year 33 of Amenemhat III
1811 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Eastern Defufa
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 × 34 cm (12 13/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Height x width (with 20.1222a-b): 53.5 × 34 cm (21 1/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Height x width (with 20.1222a-b): 53.5 × 34 cm (21 1/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3967
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionThe upper part of this stela is decorated with a winged sun disk, below which are eight horizontal registers of inscription. The inscription dates the stela to the 33rd year of Amenemhat III.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Eastern Deffufa. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)