Stela of Irethoreru
Description
Object Label: Beneath the wings of Horus the Behdetite, a manifestation of the solar god often found on stelae, or commemorative tablets, Irethoreru, at the right, makes an offering to the god of the underworld, Osiris, and his wife, Isis. The different shades of the stone have been successfully exploited for aesthetic purposes. Though the style of the representations is drawn from earlier periods, textual details suggest a Twenty-fifth Dynasty date. Provenance: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Stela of Irethoreru, ca. 775–653 B.C.E.. Syenite, 20 x 14 x 5 11/16 in. (50.8 x 35.5 x 14.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alfred T. White and George C. Brackett, 07.422. (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.
The stele depicts deities and a worshipper with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The artifact is a stone stele with carved depictions of Egyptian deities, possibly including Osiris and others, shown in a ritual scene with a figure presenting offerings. The upper register shows the deities and worshipper, while the lower section is densely filled with hieroglyphic inscriptions. The style suggests detailed carvings typical of devotional stelae, with clear linear compositions and symbolic motifs.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 07.422 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3229 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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