Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun
Description
Object Label: Stela of Ptahmay portrays him standing before a table with offerings and presenting flowers and incense. His devotion is directed to the statues of Amun-Re and a gander, labeled “beautiful gander, great of love.” Another example of personal piety, Stela with Images of Ears, ensures that Amun hears the prayers. Here, the ram’s head of Amun and four ears can be read as “Amun is the one who hears what should be heard.” While this ram represents the fertile aspect of Amun, the gander refers to Amun’s creation of the egg from which the sun was born. Caption: Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun, ca. 1292–1070 B.C.E.. Wood, mud plaster, pigment, 6 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (16 x 8.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1534E. (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.
An ancient Egyptian wooden stela with visible inscriptions.
The artifact is a wooden stela featuring several inscribed hieroglyphs. The inscriptions include various symbols, including a seated bird and other recognizable hieroglyphs, arranged vertically. The wood appears to be aged and darkened, with a somewhat fragmentary condition showing signs of wear and missing pieces. The style suggests it may have served a religious or funerary purpose.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1534E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4173 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.
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