An ancient Egyptian stela (typically a stone slab bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design) dedicated to a man called Tity. Tity is shown sniffing a lotus flower before an offering table. Opposite Tity, we see six of his relatives kneeling on the ground facing him, shown on a much smaller scale (wife at top left, mother centre left, two brothers top and centre right, two sisters bottom register). In the semi-circular area at the top of the stela (the lunette) are hieroglyphic symbols. In the centre is the hieroglyph for ‘to encircle’, or ‘circuit’. It is flanked by a pair of eyes. Here, however, one could actually read these symbols as a reference to ‘seeing the circuit’ (of the sun or festival processions).
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Accession Number: E.26
Description Credit: Roland Enmarch
Photography and Model Credit: Charlotte Sargent
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