Offering stela
The depiction of the deceased receiving food and drink was integrated into funerary ritual in ancient Egypt early in the Pharaonic period. This stele shows a man seated on a chair adorned with bulls' legs in front of a laden offering table. Similar scenes were represented on stelae and tomb walls for more than two millennia. The offering list on the right is partially eroded.
Artwork Details
- Title: Offering stela
- Period: Early Dynastic Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 2, second half
- Date: ca. 2750–2649 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: H. 25.2 x W. 26 x D. 3.3 cm (9 15/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1965
- Object Number: 65.62
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
ca. 2880 BCE
ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later
ca. 2575–2465 B.C.
ca. 2520–2494 B.C.
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