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Stela of Aku worshipping Min

Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period
ca. 1900‒1575 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Stela of Aku worshipping Min
  • Period:
    Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty:
    late Dynasty 12‒Dynasty 13
  • Date:
    ca. 1900‒1575 BCE
  • Geography:
    From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos
  • Medium:
    Limestone; Polychrome
  • Dimensions:
    68 × 40 cm, 85 kg (26 3/4 × 15 3/4 in., 187.4 lb.)
  • Credit Line:
    Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna (EG 1911)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art