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First Intermediate Period
Semin is represented with a bow in his left hand and a sheaf of arrows in his right. The inscriptions runs along the top and right side.
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Title: Funerary stela of the bowman Semin
Period: First Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Intef I–III
Date: ca. 2120–2051 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Tarif
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (41.3 x 29.5 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.2.29
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