Fragment from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I: Scorpion deity (possibly Selket)
Fragment from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I: Scorpion deity (possibly Selket)

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Fragment from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I: Scorpion deity (possibly Selket)

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, ca. 2575–2130 BCE
y1950-128.17

Information

Title
Fragment from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I: Scorpion deity (possibly Selket)
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
20.5 x 41.0 x 5.5 cm (8 1/16 x 16 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object Number
y1950-128.17
Place Excavated

Africa, Egypt, Lisht, Upper Egypt

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Old Kingdom
Type
fragments, architectural elements
Materials
limestone
Subject
pyramids (tombs or platforms), deities, scorpions

Uncovered during the Metropolitan Museum of Art excavations at Lisht in 1908-1909; given to the Princeton Museum in 1950 by the Met.

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