Stela of a Man
Middle Kingdom
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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