Stela
| Object Number: | E6878 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Abydos |
| Locus: | Tomb of Qa'a (Tomb Q), east side, over chamber 3 |
| Period: | Egyptian Early Dynastic First Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 3000 - 2800 BCE |
| Early Date: | -3001 |
| Late Date: | -2799 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Basalt |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Serekh Horus |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Height: | 148 cm |
| Width: | 41 cm |
| Depth: | 24 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900 |
| Other Number: | AES 1695 - AES |
Description
Stela of King Qa'a of black quartzite inscribed with the Horus name of the King. This stela is decorated with a serekh (a rectangle with paneled lower half) surmounted by an image of the falcon god Horus. The Horus-name was the oldest element of the pharaoh’s titulary and associated him with the falcon god. The two large pieces of this stela were discovered at Abydos during separate excavations of the Early Dynastic royal cemetery. The fragments were reunited at Penn Museum in 1903.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wegner, Jennifer H., and Wegner, Josef W. 2015. The Sphinx That Traveled To Philadelphia.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. pg. 239 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 204/8.19 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Wegner, Jennifer H. 2014. "Hidden Treasures: Abydos in the Basement". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 56. no. 1. pg. 42-51 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 44, fig.2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Thomas, Nancy. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt.. Los Angeles County Museum of Art and American Research Center in Egypt. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 117/32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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