Part of an Octagonal Column from the Temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahri
Object type: Column fragment, octagonal, Horus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
Medium: Sandstone, paint
Dimensions: H. 36.8 × W. of inscribed side. 24.1 cm (14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.); W. of text (including was scepters): 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1907
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1907
Accession year: 1907
Tags: Birds