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Source Description
This small stela with an integral base has a concave top, which may allude to the shape of the crescent moon. The owner, Se'd-'m, is of the Meren clan.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
76501
label
Trapezoidal Stela with an Integral Base
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76501
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Trapezoidal Stela with an Integral Base
description
This small stela with an integral base has a concave top, which may allude to the shape of the crescent moon. The owner, Se'd-'m, is of the Meren clan.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, May 18, 1970, lot 64; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, May 18, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
1st century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
stelae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
6.2
depth
3.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/8 x W: 2 7/16 x D: 1 1/4 in. (13 x 6.2 x 3.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transliteration] S'd- 'm Dmrn[Translation] Se'd-'m of the Meren clan
med
calcite-alabaster
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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728cb4e501f45884