Stela

Museum number:
6-19777
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 1221 (221), Cemetery 1200, Giza Necropolis
Verbatim coll. place:
Gizeh; C 1200 T 221 [Giza, G 1221]
Culture or time period:
Old Kingdom (2686–2160 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1903-1904
Materials:
Limestone and Paint (coating)
Person depicted:
Shad
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stelae
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters, width 32 centimeters, and height 64 centimeters
Loans:
S1989-1990 #17: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (March 13, 1990–May 13, 1990)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Stela, accession number 6-19777, described as Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Stela, accession number 6-19777, described as Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Stela, accession number 6-19777, described as Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Stela, accession number 6-19777, described as Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19777, described as Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19777, described as Vertical rectangular stela of a man with painted raised relief. He stands facing right in a striding pose, holding a staff in his proper left hand and baton in his right. He wears a shoulder-length wig with long curls, a broadcollar, leopard skin and short kilt. Inscription at the top: rx nswt SAd, "royal acquaintance, Shad.

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