Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Stele of Keti
Image View:
Overall view of the stele; Keti is depicted standing at left
Creator:
unknown (Egyptian (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Barracco (Rome, Lazio, Italy) Inv. MB 4
Location Note:
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 166/A
GPS:
41.896111 12.477222
Date:
ca. 1938-1756 BCE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Egyptian (ancient)
Style Period:
Middle Kingdom (Egyptian); Twelfth Dynasty (Egyptian)
Work Type 1:
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2:
stele
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
painted limestone
Technique:
carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
death or burial; funerary art; genre; portrait; writing systems; Hieroglyphics
Description:
The funeral stele is rectangular in shape and presents an offering scene. In the upper part there are two horizontal lines of inscription: "An offer made by the king in Osiris, lord of Busiri, a substantial offering in bread, beer, [oxen, poultry]... and fabrics for the ka of the privileged Keti, son of Henuu". In the figurative scene, on the left, is depicted the late Keti in a standing position and holding the medu stick and the scepter sekhem, symbols of prestige; Keti is dressed in a short, tightly squared wig, with a wide collar and a short skirt. On the right-hand side, in front of the deceased, the offering table with the funeral offerings is represented; just above the table, on a different level, there is the representation of a man who offers the deceased a large front leg of ox. This image is accompanied by an inscription that reads: "His son, his beloved, Senebef". (Source: Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica [website]; http://www.museobarr acco.it/en/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A2-I-R-MB-SOK-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Stele of Keti