bm-ancient-art: Stela with Sculptor’s “Signature”, ca. 1836-1759 B.C.E., Brooklyn
bm-ancient-art: Stela with Sculptor’s “Signature”, ca. 1836-1759 B.C.E., Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern ArtRectangular funerary stela. At the top is a cavetto cornice: at the top and sides are heavy rounded moldings which frame a field decorated with two registers of figures accompanied by inscriptions. In the top register are shown the owner of the stela, a man named Henu, and his son Ptah-wenef facing each other across a table of offerings. In the second register two female relatives Ty-neter-ny and Neferu are also shown facing each other across a table. Below this register, in the relatively large empty space between the second register and the bottom of the stela, is inscribed. Condition: Irregular sawing; some chips in edges. Surface dirty.Size: 20 ¼ x 12 3/16 x 3 7/16 in., 40.5 lb. (51.5 x 31 x 8.8 cm, 18.37kg)Medium: Limestonehttps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4139 -- source link
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