Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · stela

Stela of Nesikhonsupakhered

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Description

Caption: Stela of Nesikhonsupakhered, ca. 945–712 B.C.E.. Wood, stucco, pigment, 9 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1 3/16 in. (24.8 x 21.6 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1386E. (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 relief depicting Egyptian deities with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a painted relief featuring a seated deity with a sun disk, accompanied by figures offering tribute. Above the main scene is an array of hieroglyphs, suggesting ceremonial or religious significance. The style includes traditional Egyptian iconography, such as the colorful headdresses and garments, along with the stylized, formal postures typical of Egyptian art.

religious New Kingdom fragmentary
Deities HorusIsis
Materials limestone
Signs ankh ×2 djed
Visible text "nsw-bity"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities HorusIsis
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1386E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117936 tier-2
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