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Funerary Stele of Keti and Senet |
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Two young women stand facing
one another, holding lotus blossoms to their
noses; in the hand they are holding
handkerchiefs. Keti (right) is more slender and
long-limbed than her sister. Her dress with
shoulder straps has a rare diamond pattern.
Among the objects on the altar slab between the
two women are two calves’ heads and a goose’s
head. The rendition in fairly unsculptured flat
relief is of high artistic quality, full of
liveliness, elegance and individual
differentiation.
Origin unknown
Transition 11th/12th dynasty, c. 2000 BC
Limestone; H 35.5 cm
Purchased in Egypt in 1821 by Dr. Ernst August
Burghart |
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