domingo, 27 de febrero de 2022

Tomb stela of Nemti-ui

 Tomb stela of Nemti-ui. Egyptian first intermediate period. Akhmim (?) H 48.5 cm. Limestone, plaster painted. IN 1875. Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum. "An offering which the king gives (to) Osiris, a funerary offering for the venerable with the Great God, for the Lord of the Private Chamber, the Overseer of the Fields of the Great House, Nemti-ui..." Example of "free-form" or "free-style" hieroglyphs; (Picasso-like). The en:iconography may also be in "free-style". Examples of this "free-form".


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