Stela of the Gatekeeper Maati
Maati is shown seated in front of an offering table with a jar for a sacred oil in his left hand. The text on this masterpiece of early Middle Kingdom relief art contains references to other prominent figures of the time, including Maati's overseer, the treasurer Bebi, who later became a vizier, and an ancestor of the ruling family called Intef "the Great." The inscriptions demonstrate the close ties that bound together rulers and followers in Theban of the time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stela of the Gatekeeper Maati
- Period: First Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early
- Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably from Tarif
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: L: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.), H: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.), D: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
- Object Number: 14.2.7
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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3280. Funerary Stela of the Gatekeeper Maati
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