Stela

Description

Round-topped stela in painted wood, showing the Gatekeeper of Amun, Sennu, worshipping Ra-Horakhty-Atum as a falcon-headed god seated on a throne before a table of offerings: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, late 22nd Dynasty, Third Intermediate Period, c.800-715 BC

Museum reference

A.1956.149

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stela

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Third Intermediate Period

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Wood, Plaster

Collection place(s)

Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Previous owner: Rhind, Alexander Henry, 1833 - 1863
Depicted: Sennu
Depicted: Ra-Horakhty-Atum

Exhibitions

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

• The Tomb

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

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

On display

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