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Stela and Miniature Chapel of the Overseer of the Troops Sehetepib
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
This unique monument consists of a round-topped stela and a miniaturized chapel with small statue niches framed by typical rounded torus moldings and topped by a cavetto cornice. It was dedicated to a family of high-ranking military officers who are listed in the inscriptions. Small statues depicting them must have been placed in the niches. Since its carefully carved texts refer repeatedly to Osiris and other gods of Abydos, the monument might originate from that sacred city. The innovative sculptor who designed it combined elements to create a kind of model tomb or shrine.
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