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Limestone stela of Imasahure; raised relief, standing male figure (facing right), holding two vertical objects (rolls of linen ?); remains of blue paint on some hieroglyphs.

Details

ID
HM_6-19829
Alternate IDs
6-19829; HM_6-19829
Department
Hearst Museum, Berkeley
Classification
Architectural elements-Stelae
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 to Dynasty 5
Entry Date
1903–1904
Title
Limestone stela of Imasahure
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
67.5 x 31 cm (26 9/16 x 12 3/16 in)
Credit Line
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
Provenance
Giza (provenance unknown)
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. 2, 15, pl. 9.16. 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. 178.

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