Stela

Description

Limestone stela in the form of a false door with a cavetto cornice, depicting the Lady of the House Ment seated holding a lotus before a table of offerings, opposite her husband whose name has been erased: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, c.1985-1795 BC

Museum reference

A.1909.646

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stela

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Limestone

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom, Version 3 (name 4897; accessed February 24, 2022), https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/inscription/4897 doi:10.5281/zenodo.1411391

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered