Stela of Hetepi

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1981–1917 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

The rectangular stela belongs to a man named Hetepi, born of Sitishtek. His hair is short, and he is shown wearing a white kilt with a triangular front panel. Hetepi stands with a long walking stick in one hand and a shorter staff in the other. In front of him is a rack supporting a table and two necked globular jars. Various cuts of meat, as well as vegetables and bread loaves, are placed over the table top with raised edge.

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Title: Stela of Hetepi
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: early Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1917 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 608, MMA excavations, 1918–19
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 34.3 × W. 24.7 × D. 6.2 cm (13 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.351
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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