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Painted limestone relief of the Tree Goddess

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Title/s	Painted limestone relief of the Tree Goddess
Category	architectural element
Name	stelae
Description	fragment, with tree goddess and ba-bird on a pool. The tree goddess appears in a funerary context. She gives refreshment to the soul/spirit of the deceased, which is shown in the form of a Ba bird. The sign behind the tree represents the Western Desert.
Field Collection	Abydos
Technique Description	painted
Dimensions	height 22.5 cm width 21.5 cm depth 6.7 cm
Period	Eighteenth Dynasty Nineteenth Dynasty New Kingdom
Date	1550 B.C. — 1186 B.C.
Provenance	given: The Egyptian Exploration Fund 1913 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Documentation	Peet, T.E. Naville, E. The Cemeteries of Abydos [vol. 2] [page: ] [comments: pl.XXIV] Martin, G.T. (2005) Stelae from Egypt and Nubia in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, c. 3000BC - AD1150 , Cambridge (Cambs.) : Cambridge University Press (2005) Cambridge (Cambs.): Cambridge University Press [page: 65]
Material/s	limestone
Accession Number	E.53.1913 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 51601; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

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Painted limestone relief of the Tree Goddess