Stele for Djehutira and his mother Takemet

 

A round-top stele divided in two sections. In the upper one there is a hieroglyphic inscription of four horizontal lines also occupying the round-top part. In the lower section, a woman is shown at the center and two men at her sides. They are all standing and facing right. The men wear a plain wig, a necklace, the shendit, and bracelets; the man on the left holds a ribbon. The woman wears a plain wig and a long and clinging dress.

Present location	MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number	2547
Dating	MIDDLE KINGDOM (not before); MIDDLE KINGDOM; 2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (not after)
Archaeological Site	UNSPECIFIED
Category	STELA
Material	LIMESTONE
Technique	INCISION; PAINTED
Height	20 cm
Width	11 cm

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