Stela of the Woman Takhenemet
Description
Object Label: Although painted wooden stelae are known from just before Dynasty XVIII (circa 1539–1295 B.C.), they did not become common until Dynasty XXI (circa 1070–945 B.C.), at the outset of the Third Intermediate Period (circa 1070–653 B.C.). Thereafter they were popular until the end of the Ptolemaic Period (305–30 B.C.). These wooden stelae were often deposited inside the burial chamber out of public view. As on countless earlier stelae, the central scene usually shows the deceased making an offering to a deity, but on examples dating to the Third Intermediate Period the dead person makes the offering directly, without the assistance of another god. Here Takhenemet pays homage to the hawk-headed solar god Re-Horakhty, who has the guise and costume of Osiris, lord of the underworld. The composite representation illustrates well the merging of religious beliefs that occurred in the Third Intermediate Period with regard to the solar and nether realms. Caption: Egyptian. Stela of the Woman Takhenemet, ca. 775–653 B.C.E.. Wood, gesso, pigment, 10 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 13/16 in. (27.3 x 23.9 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.201. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 painted wooden stela depicting a scene with deities and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The stela shows a colorful depiction of a seated deity on the left, with another standing deity on the right. Hieroglyphic inscriptions are present above and around the figures. The stela is made of wood and retains vibrant colors, including reds, greens, and whites. The style is typical of funerary art with an emphasis on religious themes.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.201 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3248 tier-2
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