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Offering to a lion-headed goddess

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This stela from the necropolis of Abydos was made for a woman whose name cannot be read with certainty. It shows the owner of the stela accompanied by her daughter Aset-tanefret; both wear long transparent robes, which only appear in outline. The mother holds a libation vase in her right hand. A lotus flower projects from the unguent cone on top of her head. The offerings, placed on a table shaped like a lotus flower, consist of food and a large bouquet of lotuses. The owner worships a lion-headed goddess crowned with a large solar disc with an uraeus; the deity is called Henut-Mestjet, a name not known from other sources.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.6251

Dating

3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

ABYDOS

Category

STELA

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

HEWN; LOW RELIEF; ENGRAVED; PAINTED

Height

25.6 cm

Width

21 cm

Depth

3 cm

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