Stele in the name of Dedousobek and Siamon. Middle Kingdom - Middle Second Inter…

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Stele in the name of Dedousobek and Siamon. Middle Kingdom - Middle Second Intermediate Period, ca. 2060 - 1600 B.C. Sandstone with remains of original polychromy. H 51cm W 42cm. Rectangular stele with segmental pediment. Two udjat eyes in the pediment. Hieroglyphic inscription below in the upper part of the image field, naming the sacrificers and listing their offerings. In the field below, the two dedicants Dedousobek and Siamon approaching a sacrificial table from the left. To the right is a woman. The inscription above the table apparently names the actual patron of the stele. With French export license (original)! Slightly rubbed and slightly bumped. Provenance: From a Belgian private collection. With Art Loss Register certificate and expertise (incl. translation) by Galerie Eberwein (all copies). Formerly Swiss private property from the 1970s.

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