Lot n° 1
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The Sa-Pa-ir Stele, Egypt, Abydos, 18th Dynasty] - Lot 1
The Sa-Pa-ir Stele, Egypt, Abydos, 18th Dynasty]
An arched stele depicting the deceased, Sa-Pa-ir, seated on the left, and the dedicator, Men-Kheper, on the right.
Limestone with remnants of blue, red, and black polychromy.
Egypt, Abydos region, New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, c. 1550 B.C.
Max. : 27.5 cm.
Bears an ancient label "8"
Provenance : - Kept in a French aristocratic family since at least the 1920s.
Bibliography:
Luc Gabolde in "Une Stèle au nom du soldat Sa-Pa-ïr dédiée par son frère, le prêtre-pur Men-kheper". Revue d'égyptologie, Peeters Publishers, 2011, p. 199-203.
The dedicator makes with his right arm the gesture of offering, above a pedestal table loaded with bread, a bovine leg and a bunch of onions. At the foot of the offering table a vase is represented. At the top of the stele, two oudjat eyes (representing the eastern and western horizon) frame the sun. They are surmounted by four columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions that read "His Majesty's soldier, Sa-Pa-ir / His brother, who makes his name live, Men Kheper. The dedication is completed by other inscriptions: one beside the offering table that reads "His wife Hor-Em-Ousekhet" and one under the seat of the deceased that reads "His daughter Ti-her-Ra.
Below the scene, two lines of inscriptions complete the dedication: "Offering to Osiris, ruler of eternity, that he may grant the offerings that are invoked orally: pieces of cattle, poultry, clothing, incense, oils, and all kinds of good and pure things, to the ka of the soldier of his Majesty, Sa-Pa-ir, by his brother who keeps his name alive, the pure-priest Men-Kheper."
Wear and tear, small chips and bumps.
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