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Egyptian inscribed stela fragment for three brothers

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An image of Architectural Element. Stelae. Inscribed stela fragment for three brothers. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Abydos; E181. Limestone, height 0.87 m, width 0.53 m, depth 0.11 m, 1991-1783 B.C. Twelfth Dynasty. Middle Kingdom.

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Architectural Element. Stelae. Inscribed stela fragment for three brothers. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Abydos; E181. Limestone, height 0.87 m, width 0.53 m, depth 0.11 m, 1991-1783 B.C. Twelfth Dynasty. Middle Kingdom.

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  • Accession Number: E.51.1901
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  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
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  • Image width: 719 pixels
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afterlife Ancient Egypt antiquity architectural element BC brothers Egyptian Fitz_ANT fragment grave marker gravestone hieroglyphics hieroglyphs inscribed inscriptions limestone Middle Kingdom script stela stelae stele texts

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