Stela of Neibunesut
GEM Number
2443
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
Old Kingdom
Description
A rectangular sandstone stela from the tomb of Neibunesut at Dendera. The stela owner is depicted standing on the right, facing left, holding the kherep sceptre and a flail. He wears a shoulder length hair wig and a leopard skin. According to the short hieroglyphic text on the stela, Neibunesut served as a ‘High Priest of Hathor’ whose cult was well established at Dendera since early dynastic times.
Region
Upper Egypt
Area
Qena
Sandstone
Height
31 cm
Length
19 cm
Thickness
3 cm