Stela

Museum number:
6-19877
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21060019877
Alternate number:
Box 169 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inches
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tebtunis, Faiyum region, Lower Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Naga ed Der (revised to Tebtunis by Dr. Ian Begg)
Culture or time period:
12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC)
Collector:
Arthur S. Hunt and Bernard P. Grenfell
Materials:
Limestone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stelae
Production date:
1820 BC
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
height 10.5 inches and width 15.25 inches
Comment:
Originally cataloged as being from Naga ed Der, but confirmed as being from Tebtunis by Dr. Ian Begg (Trent University, archivist of the Bagnani papers), ca. 2003.
Loans:
S1964-1965 #103: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (June 11, 1965–August 6, 1965), S1965-1966 #12: KQED Television (September 8, 1965–September 13, 1965), and S1973-1974 #46: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (February 25, 1974–June 24, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesHearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesHearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesHearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesHearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesHearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesHearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inches
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inchesDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19877, described as Stone stele with king’s name in cartouche; 1820 BC; limestone; 15.25 inches x 10.5 inches

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