Relief of Amun, Ahmose-Nefertari, and King Amunhotep I
Description
Object Label: This private stela depicts Queen Ahmose- Nefertari with her son—the second king of the Eighteenth Dynasty—Amunhotep I, and the god Amun seated. Ahmose-Nefertari held the important title of God’s Wife of Amun. Because Amun was believed to be the father of the ruling pharaoh,Amunhotep I and his mother comprised the god’s earthly family. Both Ahmose-Nefertari and Amunhotep I were widely worshipped at Thebes in the Eighteenth Dynasty and for many centuries thereafter. So popular was a festival dedicated to Amunhotep I that the seventh month was named for it in both Coptic and Arabic. Caption: Relief of Amun, Ahmose-Nefertari, and King Amunhotep I, ca. 1295–1190 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 30 13/16 x 24 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (78.3 x 61.2 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.25. (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 relief showing two prominent figures, possibly deities, with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The artifact is a carved relief featuring two main figures, one seated and one standing, adorned with elaborate headdresses and garments. The style indicates detailed craftsmanship, focusing on symbolic and ceremonial attributes typical of Egyptian religious art. Surrounding the figures are numerous hieroglyphs arranged in vertical and horizontal lines, indicative of ritual or declarative inscriptions often found in temples or tombs.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 86.226.25 tier-2
- BKM-Object 4247 tier-2
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