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Funerary stele of Djedinheret
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22
945–712 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 24.5 x 20.6 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson Haynes
Accession Number12.590
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionBrightly painted wooden stele showing a seated figure of Ra-Horakhty, before whom the deceased wab priest of Amun, Djedinheret, pours a libation. Two wadjet eyes and a shen sign fill the lunette.
ProvenanceBy 1912: Professor Henry Williamson Haynes collection; 1912: given to the MFA by the estate of Henry Williamson Haynes, through Miss Sarah H. Blanchard.