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Limestone stela: E.65.1901

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone stela

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Description

Round topped, deceased is led before Osiris by Anubis, inscribed. Inscribed in Greek, which was the official language of Egypt in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods. Anubis presents the deceased to Osiris (seated) and Isis. There is a traditional offering table in front of the gods. The text reads: ' May the memory of Isidoros, son of Sarapion, who died before his time, be for the whole of time'.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 5.8 cm
Height: 27 cm
Width: 33.6 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

(1901)

Dating

Roman
100 AD - 200 AD

Materials used in production

Sandstone

Techniques used in production

Inscribed

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.65.1901
Primary reference Number: 50380
Oldadmincategory: SS
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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