Image code: 30676

Painted stele

In the centre: a painted stele with an arched top placed inside a door, also painted. On either side of the door are two specular registers depicting Menna (top) and Henuttawy (bottom) in an attitude of adoration. The Stele: upper register, on the left: Anubis, in front of him enthroned Osiris (much damaged) and Imentet; on the right Ra-Horakhti enthroned and, behind him, Hator. Central register: mirror image of Menna and Henuttawy seated on chairs (Menna's face is obliterated). The characters have a cone of perfumed ointment on their heads, Menna wears a light robe with short sleeves and a white skirt and holds flowers and lotus buds in her hand. Henuttawy wears a long wig and a long two-coloured dress. Lower register: two symmetrical groups of three characters in an attitude of veneration. The first figure is male (Menna or a son), followed by a female figure (Henuttawy or a daughter) and a male figure with a shaven head, probably a servant.

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