Stela
- Accession Number
- EC519
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor)
- Object Type
- Architecture, Architectural element, Stela
- Period
- Byzantine Period
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Measurements
- Height: 497mm | Width: 230mm | Depth: 55mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
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Licensing details
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- Description
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Coptic stela. Long slab with cruciform pattern. It was purchased by Wellcome from the Rustafjaell collection in 1907. According to Robert de Rustafjaell (1909, p. 79), the stela is from the Theban region.
- Bibliography
-
de Rustafjaell, Robert 1909. The light of Egypt: from recently discovered predynastic and early Christian records. London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner. [p. 79, pl. 35]
- Other Identity
- 1375 (Boscawen number)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 29 Jan 2023
