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Tithoes stela

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The stela, which has a winged sun disc at the top and a dedicatory inscription in Greek at the bottom, depicts in the centre a crowned sphinx with uraeus knot. As the one who has mastered evil she is trampling on a serpent. Since the Ptolemaic Period, the sphinx was the embodiment of the well-known god Tutu (Greek Tithoes). His mother Neith, depicted as her counterpart Athena-Minerva, is holding a victory wreath. Petbe, the personification of equalising justice, is depicted as a griffin. He is holding a wheel and a palm branch in his raised paws. The stela is a typical example of the mixed nature of this period, in which the Egyptian elements are being overwhelmed by Greek and Roman elements.

Present location

KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA

Inventory number

5077

Dating

HADRIAN

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

STELA

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

CARVED; HIGH RELIEF; ENGRAVED

Height

30 cm

Width

36 cm

Depth

11 cm

Translation

Good fortune!

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