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Estela de Mentuwoser

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1944 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 110
Los egipcios del Imperio Medio erigieron estelas en Abydos para participar eternamente por medio de ellas en el festival anual de celebración de la muerte y resurrección de Osiris (dios de ultratumba). Esta estela, una de las más bellas que han llegado a nuestros días, fue dedicada por el mayordomo Mentuwoser, representado ante una mesa de ofrendas acompañado de su padre, su hijo e hija. La inscripción indica que la estela se encargó en el año diecisiete del reinado de Senusret I, y alaba los servicios administrativos de Mentuwoser, su honradez, su éxito en la vida y su caridad hacia los pobres.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Estela de Mentuwoser
  • Periodo: Imperio Medio, Dinastía XII
  • Fecha: ca. 1945 a. C.
  • Geografía: Abydos
  • Material: Piedra caliza, pintura
  • Dimensiones: 104,3 x 47,9 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Edward S. Harkness, 1912
  • Número de inventario: 12.184
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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