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Stele of Ameny
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12 – early Dynasty
1991–1640 B.C.
Place of Origin: Egypt, Probably from Abydos
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 49 x 64 x 9 cm (19 5/16 x 25 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Weight: 49.9 kg (110 lb.)
Weight: 49.9 kg (110 lb.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1970.630
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionStele depicting Ameny and his wife seated opposite Ameny's parents with food offerings piled between them. In the register below Ameny, four servants bring offerings. The three registers above Ameny contain an offering formula that invokes Osiris and Wepwawet. The bilateral symmetry of the composition suggests that this stele was the central element of a stele-chapel.
ProvenanceProbably from Abydos. By 1970, property of the Kevorkian Foundation; December 18, 1970, Parke-Bernet sale, New York, lot 23, purchased by the MFA.