Stela of a Man

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

A large figure of a man with short hair takes up almost the entirety of this brightly painted monument. An offering formula is inscribed at the top of the rectangular stela, but the name of the owner is no longer legible. He is shown wearing a broad collar and a triangular kilt. He stands with one foot forward, holding a long walking staff in one hand and a shorter scepter in the other. A pile of food, including a leg of beef, a bundle of green onions, and a cucumber, as well as two ovoid jars of beverages, are stacked over a horizontal line in front of the man’s face. The right and left edges of the scene are decorated with block borders of alternating colors.

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Title: Stela of a Man
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Cemetery 100, Tomb TT 114, MMA excavations, 1926–27
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 41.7 × W. 25.7 × D. 4.6 cm (16 7/16 × 10 1/8 × 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.3.65
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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