False Door Stela
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Limestone
DATES
6th century B.C.E.
PERIOD
Persian Period
DIMENSIONS
11 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 2 15/16 in. (30.3 × 24 × 7.5 cm)
(show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
I am (the monument) of Exekestos, the son of Charon.
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1354E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small limestone stela in the form of a false-door enclosed by a torus-molding, and surmounted by a cavetto-cornice. The details of these architectural elements are not given. The door has six jambs and three lintels. The outermost jambs and top lintel bear an inscription. In incised lines, in Greek.
Condition: Large chips out of the cornice and molding.
Inscription, in Greek: “I am (the monumental) of Exekestos the son of Choron.”
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1354E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1354E_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
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