Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · stela

stelae

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AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

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

A carving depicting a lion with surrounding symbols and figures.

The artifact is a carved limestone stela featuring a central depiction of a lion. Above the lion, there are wing-like shapes and hieroglyphs, likely indicating a celestial or divine symbol. Additional figures and signs are carved around the central animal in a stylized manner. The stela exhibits typical Egyptian artistic composition with symbolic representation and hieroglyphic elements.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials limestone
Signs sun disk throne

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Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone
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