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Stela of Nebetiotef and Letter to the Dead from Merirtyfy to Nebetiotef
Egypt
Limestone, pigment
2030-1980 BC
Gift of Joop Bollen and Pyush Patel. 2014.033.001

The Stela of Nebetiotef, in the Ancient Egyptian galleries, played a similar role to that of the Wan-zega costume as it also aided deceased ancestors to the spirit world. In much of Ancient Egyptian art, the ancestor cult brings offerings for the deceased family member, to aid their journey to the afterlife. In this case, a letter was written by a relative of the deceased to escort their spirit respectfully.

Wan-zega
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