Photo of collection object False Door Stela
False Door Stela, 6th century B.C.E.. Limestone, 11 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 2 15/16 in. (30.3 × 24 × 7.5 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1354E. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

False Door Stela

6th century B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Funerary Object
Formatted Medium
Limestone
Medium
limestone
Locations
Reportedly from: Memphis, Egypt, Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Period
Persian Period
Dimensions
11 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 2 15/16 in. (30.3 × 24 × 7.5 cm)
Inscribed
I am (the monument) of Exekestos, the son of Charon.
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
37.1354E
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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