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Eternal Egypt: Stela of King Kamose
The stela is one of at least two stelae erected by King Kamose in Amun Temple at Karnak. It commemorates his victories over the Hyksos and describes his triumphant return to Thebes.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Seneb en Ef
A stela was dedicated to Seneb-en-ef, son of Sat-Hathor who was the "Overseer of the Storeroom of Surplus of the Chief of Works." It comes from Abydos where it was placed as a commemorative monument inscribed with offering formulae,...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela With Large Bear
This oblong panel with incised ornamentation of a large bear is supported by a panel held by a man standing on the right.
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Eternal Egypt: Limestone Stela of Iry
The stela shows a minor official named Iry presenting incense and water to the crocodile-headed god Sobek, while standing before an offering table heaped with bread and meat.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Nes Wen Nefer
The recto, or front, of this stela shows the Apis bull standing on a plinth, or slab. The semi-Hieratic text inscribed below the bull continues on the verso, or back, and gives the genealogy of the dedicator.
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Eternal Egypt: Tombstone With a Cross
A tombstone with a rounded top; it is decorated with two pillars that support a semicircular arch. The outer border is an arch that forms several curves. Within the border there is a shell, with a cross in front of it. Under the cross...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Pepi Sen Nefer
A funerary stela that belonged to a man called Pepi-sen-nefer, who is shown wearing a curly wig, a false beard, a pectoral, and a starched kilt. He is holding a scepter in his left hand and a long staff in the other as a sign of his...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Excommunication
This stela, commemorating an Ethiopian king, has offering scenes and hieroglyphic text that tell a very strange tale.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of the Artisan Bay
Deities have ears to listen to the petitions of the people. Pious worshippers whisper their prayers and petitions near the ears of specific deities, particularly Ptah or Amun-Re. The person to the left is the owner of the stela whose...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Ankhnesneferebre
The stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, of the Lady Ankhnesneferebre is an ordinary stela with a semicircular top decorated with stars and the winged sun disk.
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Eternal Egypt: Tombstone With Two Angels
A limestone tombstone with the design of two carved angels. Between them, there is a person that represents the deceased. He raises his arms for imploring God.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Adoration of Aten
The slab shows the traditional scene of adoration of the god Aten by the royal family. King Akhenaten is represented with his wife Queen Nefertiti and their eldest daughters, Meritaten and Mekitaten.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Ahmose Mery Netjer
This Serapeum stela contains a low relief text giving the genelogy of Ahmose-Mery-Netjer. The Serapeum is the necropolis of the Apis Bulls
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Amenemhat's Family
This rectangular stela made out of painted limestone clearly shows the longing for unity of the family, both in life and after death.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Ptolemy the Second
This stela of King Ptolemy the Second is dominated by an offering scene divided into two parts.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of the Scribe Hatiyay
This round-topped funerary stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, depicts the scribe Hatiyay offering incense and a libation vessel to the god Osiris.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela With a Pyramidion Top
The stela has scenes in two registers, or sections. The first register depicts the god Osiris wearing his Atef crown and shows the owner of the stela making offerings to him. The second register depicts a scene in which offerings are...
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Eternal Egypt: Rectangular Stela of a Cobra
The rectangular stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, portrays a cobra crowned with the sun disk between the two cow's horns of Hathor.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Amenhotep the Third
The stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, was set up to illustrate King Amenhotep the Third's victory over his enemies. The king is depicted in several scenes either making offerings to the gods or destroying his enemies.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Ramesses the Second
On this stela, the main scene shows Ramesses the Second wearing the Khepresh crown of ceremonies. He is making offerings to the ibis-headed god Thoth.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela With Pointed Acroteria
This stela was found in the monasteries west of Alexandria. A gable, in the center of a raised circular ornament, is situated over an oblong panel. On two sides, there are pointed acroteria, or small pedestals.
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Eternal Egypt: Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
A tombstone that is adorned with the embossed figure of a Roman soldier, who wears a short chiton and a gown.
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Eternal Egypt: Greco Egyptian Funerary Stela
The Greco-Egyptian funerary stela depicts the entrance to an Egyptian temple, guarded by two figures of the jackal god Anubis. The deceased, a boy, stands at the entrance of the temple wearing a Greek mantle, or cloak.
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Eternal Egypt: Slab With Coptic Inscriptions
A slab with a Coptic inscription that was used as a tombstone, the inscription on the slab is in eight lines.