Stela of Setju
ca. 2500–2350 B.C.E.
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Object Label
False doors in the tomb led to the afterlife. They were a suitable place for offerings. Sethew, a very high palace official, here sits before an offering table stacked with loaves of bread in the shape of the hieroglyph for the word “field,” the source of food for offerings. The surrounding inscription promises him very large quantities of food, beverages, clothing, cosmetics, and ritual oils needed in the afterlife.
Caption
Stela of Setju, ca. 2500–2350 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 22 1/16 x 20 1/2 x 4 15/16 in., 119 lb. (56 x 52 x 12.5 cm, 54kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.34E.
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Title
Stela of Setju
Date
ca. 2500–2350 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 5
Period
Old Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Giza, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
22 1/16 x 20 1/2 x 4 15/16 in., 119 lb. (56 x 52 x 12.5 cm, 54kg)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.34E
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