Stela
- Accession Number
- W946
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Votive offerings case
- Object Type
- Architecture, Architectural element, Stela
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Dynasty
- Second century CE/AD
- Commodus
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant, Baqaria, Tomb 27
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Bull/cow
- Divine Name
- Buchis | Isis
Licensing details
- Description
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A sacred cow stela in memory of the mother of the Buchis Bull, which died in AD 190, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Commodus. It was found at the Baqaria in front of tomb 27, Armant. It shows the mummified crowned body of the cow lying on a pedestal. The goddess Isis stands between it and the king or Commodus(?), who is offering incense and water as a libation gift. Five horizontal lines of inscription occupy the lower registers. It was excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society. The Egypt Centre also has several coffin clamps which come from tomb 13 at the Baqaria at Armant, in which the mothers of the Buchis bulls were buried.
- Bibliography
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Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 95] Mond, R. and Myers, O.H. 1934. 'The Bucheum' London, Egypt Exploration Society, II, 20.
- Audio
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- Wellcome Number
- 153443 (Wellcome number comes from Wellcome Institute Amarna Dossier WA/HMM/CM/Col/34 which list under Armant 1929-1931 '153443 Commodus Cow Stela')
- Other Identity
- W946bis (changed 17.08.2020)
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Excavation Details
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/egyptexplorationsociety/30136884556/in/album-72157673713567380/
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Language
- Egyptian
- Script
- Hieroglyphic
- Last modified: 31 May 2021