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Entry number 106658

Photo archive Fototeca Supino

Container 2. Estero

Folder 6. Egitto

Object obelisco

Title Obelisco di Heliopolis//Obelisco Masalla

Medium and dimensions granito

Author Maestranze sec. XX a.C.

Personal data sec. XX a.C.

Reason for attribution Bibliografia

Century sec. XX a.C.

Dates (from – to) 1971 a.C. - 1926 a.C.

Last known (Egitto)

Notes Foto sup 3096, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "With the exception of a little one, found by Lepsius in the Nekropolis of / Memphis, the oldest of all obelisks. / It was dedicated to the sun, Ra, by Khefer Ku ra Usertesen / the second king of the 12th. dynasty. It was tipt with metal and is 66 1/2 ft. above the level of the / paviment on which it stands".

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Maestranze sec. XX a.C., Obelisco di Heliopolis//Obelisco Masalla

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