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Unfinished stele fragment

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Height x width: 44 x 31 cm (17 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1044
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsStele

DescriptionThe figures on this unfinished stela are merely outlined. Two male figures are shown striding forward in profile facing the left.
ProvenanceFrom Dendara. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)