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Stele of Keta

CultureEgyptian
Date21st-18th century B.C.E.
MediumLimestone with applied polychromy
DimensionsOverall: 21 × 13 1/2 inches (53.34 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number43-28
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Provenance

Rev. W. Frankland Hood (1825-1864), Nettleham Hall, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, by 1861-1864 [1];

Purchased at his posthumous sale, The important collection of Egyptian antiquities, etc. formed by the late Rev. W. Frankland Hood during the years 1851-1861, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, November 11, 1924, lot 23, through William Permain, by William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), New York, 1924-November 4, 1940 [2];

Purchased from Hearst by Brummer Gallery, New York, stock no. N4758, November 4, 1940-November 15, 1943 [3];

Purchased from Brummer Gallery by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1943.

NOTES:

[1] A note on this object's inventory card in the Brummer Gallery archive reads: "Collection of Rev. W. Frankland Hood, formed during visits to Egypt 1851-1861." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Egyptian, Object inventory card number N4758.

[2] William Randolph Hearst Archive, Long Island University Post (S/B lot 570, art. 12, Album 45, p. 2).

[3] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Egyptian, Object inventory card number N4758.

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