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 limestone relief with multiple seated figures and hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a limestone relief depicting several seated figures, likely representing individuals of importance. The figures are arranged in registers, with hieroglyphs filling the spaces above and around them. The style is typical of formal Egyptian art, with a focus on profile views and a hierarchical scale emphasizing the prominence of particular figures. The inscriptions appear well-preserved, providing context and possibly names for the individuals depicted.

funerary Old Kingdom good
Materials limestone
Signs seated man ×5 bread loaf ×10 ankh ×2

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Found at Abydos
Materials Limestone
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian).
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