Reproduction
Object Category
statue bases
Description
Base, with feet, of wooden statuette of Mesehty, with 'rectangular' hieroglyphic inscription: 'Foremost of action, king's seal bearer, sole companion, lector of the divine offerings Mesehty'. Wooden base tending to split along grain of the wood. Purchased by Petrie (at the Egyptian Museum Cairo presumably) with other objects from the well-known tomb of Mesehty at Asyut.
Collection Place
Asyut
Collection Place Notes
(purchased) from tomb of Mesehty at Asyut
Publications
- Stewart, Harry Milne, Egyptian stelae, reliefs and paintings from the Petrie collection: part 3. The Late Period
Production Period
First Intermediate Period
Material
Dimensions
height: 24.5 cms
width: 9.5 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC14344
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
