Stela

Description

Round-topped limestone stela carved in relief with figures of the gods of Memphis Ptah and his consort Sekhmet facing the gods of Thebes, Amun and his consort Mut, worshipped by the chariot soldier Huy and his family: Ancient Egyptian, Lower Egypt, Memphis, Temple of Ptah, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c.1295-1186 BC

Museum reference

A.1908.360

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stela

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Limestone

Collection place(s)

Temple of Ptah, Memphis, Lower Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: British School of Archaeology in Egypt
Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942

Exhibitions

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

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Petrie, Memphis I, p. 8, pl. XVII, no. 45

On display

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