Stela

New Kingdom

ca. 1550–1525 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

Fragment of a small limestone stela, whose lower register preserves the names of three persons that are compounded with that of King Ahmose, in which the crescent moon is written in a position that allows this piece to be dated to before year 22 of Ahmose.

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Title: Stela
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Ahmose
Date: ca. 1550–1525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 24.1 × W. 22.8 × D. 5.1 cm (9 1/2 × 9 × 2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of James Douglas, 1890
Object Number: 90.6.130
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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