MH 1936.33.1.A.G

Culture: Egyptian Title: Stela fragment showing the god Ptah and a cobra goddess, perhaps Renenutet Date Made: 1293-1070 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasties 19-20) Materials: Limestone Place Made: Africa; Egypt; Karnak or Memphis Measurements: Overall: 4 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 12.4 cm x 7.9 cm x 3.2 cm Credit Line: Bequest of Emma Dickinson (Class of 1867) Description: Relief sculpture fragment from a round-topped stela showing the god Ptah and a cobra goddess, perhaps Renenutet. The carving is in raised relief except for the inscription, which is incised. The mummiform figure of Ptah is accompanied by the hieroglyphic caption "Ptah south of his wall," a reference to a shrine of that god at Memphis. In front of Ptah is a fragmentary image of another deity, a crowned cobra surmounting a papyrus stalk. Photography and photogrammetry by Laura Shea, Digital Collections Coordinator and Museum Photographer, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA