Limestone stela of Mesi
Limestone stela, showing royal statue before sphinx, with cartouche of Thutmose IV; below, Mesi kneeling, holding a standard, with son Nekhetef. Photograph: yes.
Details
- ID
- EMC_JE_72266
- Alternate IDs
- JE_72266; EMC_JE_72266; SH_exc_1932; exc_1932; EMC_SR_4/11771; SR_4/11771
- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Freestanding stelae and obelisks
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Title
- Limestone stela of Mesi
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- H 39.6 cm
- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Provenance
- Near Temple of Amenhetep II
- Notes
- From excavations of Selim Hassan, 1937.
- Remarks
- RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_XV_Sp147LR; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Selim Hassan; Mesi (near Temple of Amenhetep II); Nekhetef (near Temple of Amenhetep II); RELATED SITE(S): Temple of Amenhetep II; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): SH_exc_1932