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Stela of Mentuwoser

» Egyptian artist, Abydos possibly, Northern Upper Egypt

Artist / Origin	Egyptian artist, Abydos possibly, Northern Upper Egypt Region: Africa
Date	Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1954 BCE Period: 3000 BCE - 500 BCE
Material	Painted limestone Medium: Sculpture
Dimensions	H: 41 1/16 in. (104.3 cm.), W: 19 9/16 in. (49.7 cm.)
Location	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit	Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Edward S. Harkness/Photo by Max Yawney

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