Stela with Amun-Re and a Gander
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 Amun-Re and a Gander, ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 7 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/16 in. (18.5 x 13 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.265E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A weathered sandstone stela showing two seated/standing figures in shallow relief, divided by vertical columns of hieroglyphs and a central offering-like element.
The object is an upright, rounded-top stela carved in relief and now largely eroded, with remaining light-colored paint traces in recessed areas. The surface is organized into multiple horizontal registers separated by lines. On the left and right sides are human figures in stylized poses (exact attributes unclear due to damage). Between them, a central vertical element (possibly an offering stand or ritual support) rises from the lower register. Above and around the figures are densely arranged vertical hieroglyphic columns; individual signs are not fully legible at this resolution, and no clear cartouche is visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The visible scene includes what appears to be a deity image/iconography area, but the specific deity names cannot be confirmed from the photograph.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.265E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4004 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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