Egyptian Stela Fragment with Hieroglyphs

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A section of wooden stela from an arch, bearing five rows of hieroglyphs on gesso, reading from right to left, at the very top remains of a polychrome vertical border on the left, probably a central divider, to the right of which is a foot most likely belonging to a standing figure of a divinity or king that formed part of a mirrored scene in the lunette; the text is neatly written in black within alternating white and yellow bands, and reads from right to left and top to bottom: Line 1 ......[Aby]dos, may he give a thousand of...... Line 2 .....[w]ine, offerings, provisions..... Line 3 .....on which a god lives, they..... Line 4 .....lake in his cavern.......... Line 5 .....true of voice, son of P(a)nehesy..... this text belongs to a lengthy offering list which began with the hotep-di-nisw formula 'An offering which the king has given and Osiris, lord of Abydos, may he give.....', line 4 preserves part of a phrase that refers to the god of the Nile inundation, Hapy, who resided in a cavern at the first cataract in the Aswan region and from where the annual flood waters were believed to come; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Baines, J., Fecundity Figures, Warminster 1985, 319; Ranke, H., Die ägyptischen Personennamen vol. I, Glückstadt, 1935, p.113 no.13; many examples of wooden stelae can be found in: Munro, P., Die spätägyptischen Totenstelen 2 vols., Glückstadt, 1973, pls.2-13, 16-22. 60 grams, 14.5cm (240 grams total, 18.8cm including stand) (5 3/4 (7 1/2)"). Acquired 1920s. Collection of B. Harzburg, Germany. Howard Nowes Ancient Art, New York, USA, 2014. Property of a UK collector. Accompanied by a three page academic report on the type by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition.