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stelae

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AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A carved stone stela with a central seated figure flanked by two standing figures and extensive incised scripts below.

The artifact is a roughly rectangular limestone/stone stela photographed against a dark background. The top register shows a shallow relief scene: a central enthroned or seated figure rendered in outline/low relief, flanked symmetrically by two standing or semi-standing figures with raised arms. Above or around the central figure is a small geometric element or symbol, possibly part of a larger iconographic frame. Beneath the scene, the stela is filled with lines of incised text. The upper portion of the inscription appears in Egyptian-style hieroglyphic forms, while the lower lines show script-like marks that are not clear enough to confidently assign to hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic. No clear cartouche (royal name in an enclosing oval) is legible. The stone surface shows age and abrasions, with some characters partially lost.

religious Ptolemaic Period (as catalogued); iconography/text style suggests Hellenistic-era Egyptian religious/monumental art, though specific attribution is uncertain from this image alone. good
Materials stone/limestone (carved)
Signs incised script resembling Egyptian hieroglyphic strokes (non-fully legible) ×20

Inscriptions (2)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian Hieroglyphs · Egyptian · on below winged sun disk

Transcription

ΚΑΙ ΣΥ
Inscription #2 · Egyptian Hieroglyphs · Egyptian · on below jackals

Connections

Found at Egypt-Nubia

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