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About the Artwork
Reproduction of the Stela of Kay dated to early Dynasty 12 (c. 1976-1912 BC), now in the Neues Museum, Berlin.
Picked out in raised relief is Kay, accompanied by an unnamed woman assumed to be his wife or mother Beshet, and five hunting dogs. The inscription is designed to give offerings to Kay for his afterlife and recounts his service to the king by patrolling the western oases and tracking down fugitives.
Art Ref
DP049
Object Record
Object Type
Stela
Materials
Date
Period
Dynasty 12
Findspot
Qamula, Thebes
Dimensions
Current Location
Neues Museum
Object Number
People Depicted
Kay
Deities Depicted
None
Animals Depicted
Dog
Themes
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