sábado, 26 de junio de 2021

Stela of Tiberius

 

Stela of Tiberius


The stela has a rounded top with a winged sun disk; two uraei hang down from it, one wearing the white crown and the other wearing the red crown. Underneath is a representation of Tiberius presenting an offering to Mut and Khons. He kneels and holds out a little sphinx wearing the red crown and holding a small offering bowl. The emperor is dressed in a short kilt with a triangular apron; he wears a collar and the blue khepresh-crown with a uraeus and ribbons.<BR>Mut is seated on a throne, clad in an undecorated long gown. She wears a collar and a long wig with a vulture head dress and the Double Crown. She holds a papyrus staff in her right hand and an ankh-sign in her left hand.<BR>The falcon-headed god Khons is also seated on a throne, wearing a short kilt; on his head is a crescent with a sun disk and uraeus. In his right hand he holds the uas-sceptre and in the left an ankh-sign.<BR>Each figure is on a platform; above them are legenda, below the scene are seven horizontal lines of text. Above the legenda is an outstretched sky-sign, supported by two uas-sceptres standing on the lower text line.


Inventory number APM 7763


ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM



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