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Early Dynastic Period
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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.
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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
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