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2. Talbot Stela 6
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Stela 6
- Title:
- 17th Dynasty Egyptian stela
- Scope & Content:
- Section from a stela bearing a hymn to Osiris, broken at top. 17 lines of text survive. This limestone stela shows classical hieroglyphs from 3,600 years ago. It contains a hymn to the god of the netherworld, Osiris, and is currently the oldest object in the British Library collection.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Egyptian (Ancient)
- Date Range:
- c. 1600 BC
- Extent:
- 1 item
3. Talbot Stelae
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Stelae
- Title:
- Talbot Collection: Egyptiana (stelae)
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of six Egyptian stelae, collected by William Henry Fox Talbot or members of his family.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 16th century BC
- Extent:
- 6 items
4. Talbot Stela 1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Stela 1
- Title:
- Early 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela
- Scope & Content:
- Round topped stela with two registers. Register 1 contains a scene in lightly raised relief, with no accompanying text. The scene is topped by Sn (shen) ring and two wedjat eyes. Below this is a scene with an offering table in the middle, figures of a seated man and woman on the left and a man, wear...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15th century BC
- Extent:
- 1 item
5. Talbot Stela 2
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Stela 2
- Title:
- Early 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela
- Scope & Content:
- Round topped stela, painted with two registers. Registers 1-2 contain scenes in raised relief. Register 1 is topped with a Sn (shen) ring and wedjat eyes. Below this on the left are a man and a woman seated before an offering table. On the right, a man stands presenting the offerings before the seat...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15th century BC
- Extent:
- 1 item
6. Talbot Stela 4
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Stela 4
- Title:
- Mid 18th Dynasty Egyptian stela
- Scope & Content:
- Round topped stela, with 3 registers. Registers 1-2 show incised offering scenes and are organised in a symmetrical design. In register 1 the figure on the left is the largest, adoring Osiris wearing the atef-crown, with his son and brother behind him. On the right the figure adoring Osiris is sligh...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 14th century BC
- Extent:
- 1 item
7. Talbot Stela 3
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Stela 3
- Title:
- Early 19th Dynasty Egyptian stela
- Scope & Content:
- Round topped stela, with 3 registers and a single line of text at the base. Register 1 contains a scene of the deceased owner of the stela (right) adoring Osiris (seated left of middle), with Isis standing behind him. Register 2 contains two separate scenes, which are not quite equally spaced. On th...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 13th century BC
- Extent:
- 1 item