Funerary Stela of Chairemon

Graeco-Egyptian

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Caption

Graeco-Egyptian. Funerary Stela of Chairemon, 3rd–4th century C.E., or later. Limestone, 13 x 2 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (33 x 6.6 x 38.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.90. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Funerary Stela of Chairemon

Date

3rd–4th century C.E., or later

Period

Late Ptolemaic to Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: Kom el-Ahmar, Egypt, Possible place made: El Barraniya (vicinity), Egypt, Possible place made: Kom Abu Billou, Egypt

Medium

Limestone

Classification

Funerary Object

Dimensions

13 x 2 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (33 x 6.6 x 38.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.90

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