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Round-topped limestone stela, showing sphinx above; below, Hernefer and Merptah offering flowers.

Details

ID
GEM_18444
Alternate IDs
18444; GEM_18444; EMC_JE_72265; JE_72265; EMC_SR_3/10087; SR_3/10087; SH_exc_1931; exc_1931
Department
Grand Egyptian Museum
Classification
Architectural elements-Freestanding stelae and obelisks
Period
New Kingdom
Title
Limestone stela of Hernefer and Merptah
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
50.9 x 10.3 x 31.8 cm; 37157 g
Credit Line
Grand Egyptian Museum
Provenance
North of Temple of Amenhetep II
Notes
From excavations of Selim Hassan, 1937.
Remarks
RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Selim Hassan; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_72265; EMC_SR_3.10087; SH_exc_1931

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