Stele of Shemai

c. 1960–1916 BCE Overall: 83.5 x 86 x 23 cm (32 7/8 x 33 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.) Source image
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Two techniques of relief carving are employed here: the scene of the deceased seated before a table of offerings and its accompanying inscriptions are in raised relief, while the border inscriptions are in sunk relief. The three columns of hieroglyphs in the center read: "The...

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