Limestone stela of Shad
Rectangular limestone stela of Shad; painted raised relief, male figure standing (facing right) in striding pose, holding staff in proper left hand and baton in proper right, wearing shoulder length wig with long curls, broadcollar, leopard skin, and short kilt, inscription at top: [rx nswt SAd] "the royal acquaintance, Shad".
Details
- ID
- HM_6-19777
- Alternate IDs
- HM_6-19777; 6-19777
- Department
- Hearst Museum, Berkeley
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Stelae
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 ?
- Entry Date
- 1903–1904
- Title
- Limestone stela of Shad
- Medium
- Limestone, paint
- Dimensions
- 64 x 32 x 12 cm (25 3/16 x 12 5/8 x 4 3/4 in)
- Credit Line
- Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 1221
- Bibliography
- Lutz, Henry F. Egyptian Tomb Steles and Offering Stones of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology of the University of California. University of California Publications. Egyptian Archaeology 4. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1927, pp. 1, 12, 15, pl. 4.7. Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 59.
