Rectangular funerary stele of limestone depicting the official Bebi, his wife Henutsen, and their son & daughter, all rendered with somewhat elongated proportions. Edges of the stele are fairly battered, with some sizable fragments broken away and missing. Some text obscured by the damage. ...
Provenance
From Dendara, tomb of Bebi (family mastaba; tomb 770). 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund (EEF); assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF. (Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Egyptian, Late Old Kingdom to First Intermediate Period, D, 2323–2061 B.C.
Findspot
Dendara, Egypt
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 42 x 89 x 6.2 cm (16 9/16 x 35 1/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Accession Number
98.1031
Medium or Technique
Limestone