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Stele Fragment

Stele Fragment

Culture: Egyptian

Date: 2686 - 2134 BC (Old Kingdom)
Medium: limestone, plaster, and polychrome
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 11 x 2 in. (16.5 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm)
On Mount: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 3 in. (28.6 x 22.2 x 7.6 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1929.210.1
This wall fragment is probably from an Old Kingdom tomb. The hieroglyphics include a royal inscription - part of a cartouche - at right, and the left side reads "given life eternally".
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