Stele of Shemai
The Cleveland Museum of Art · 1921.1017 · public domain
Funerary Equipment: Stele of Shemai. Accession 1921.1017 at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Egypt, Aswan, Qubbet el-Hawa, excavations of Lady William Cecil, 1904, "Cecil Tombs," no. 28, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, probably reign of Senusret I (1971–1926 BCE), c. 1960–1916 BCE. Medium: painted limestone. Public domain Open Access record with credit line and museum link. Free on Serpent Earth.
- Object type
- Funerary Equipment
- Period
- Egypt, Aswan, Qubbet el-Hawa, excavations of Lady William Cecil, 1904, "Cecil Tombs," no. 28, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, probably reign of Senusret I (1971–1926 BCE) · c. 1960–1916 BCE
- Medium
- painted limestone
- Classification
- Funerary Equipment
- Credit line
- Gift of Edward S. Harkness
- License
- CC0 (public domain)
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- Museum metadata for this record: Egypt, Aswan, Qubbet el-Hawa, excavations of Lady William Cecil, 1904, "Cecil Tombs," no. 28, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, probably reign of Senusret I (1971–1926 BCE), c. 1960–1916 BCE. Empty or varying fields follow the museum record, not invented dates.