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

Boundary Stela of Sety I

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Description

Object Label: This stela marked the boundaries of two areas of land. The income from the land was intended to support rituals and offerings for a type of royal statue called a “protected image.” The figure in the upper portion of the stela represents the protected image of Sety I, through which pious Egyptians worshipped the divine aspect of this king. Unlike temple statues of gods, such stelae are examples of Egyptian popular religion, for they stood in fields where they could be approached by all members of society. The fan behind the figure is a symbol of protection intended to guard the image. Caption: Boundary Stela of Sety I, ca. 1290 B.C.E.. Limestone, 25 1/2 × 15 1/2 × 6 3/4 in., 110 lb. (64.8 × 39.4 × 17.1 cm, 49.9kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.116.1.

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 artifact depicts a standing figure in profile with hieroglyphs.

The artifact is a stone stela featuring a carved standing figure, possibly a pharaoh, depicted in profile view. The composition includes numerous hieroglyphs surrounding and beneath the figure, with a cartouche visible on the right side. The style is characteristic of Egyptian relief carving, with detailed depiction of the figure's attire and posture.

royal New Kingdom good
Materials limestone
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed
Visible text "Transliteration of visible text is not possible from the image."

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 69.116.1 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3786 tier-2
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