Amunhotep I and Ahmose-Nofretary before Osiris
Description
Object Label: Occasionally an Egyptian artist rendered personalities from the distant past in an updated style. This stela shows the early Eighteenth Dynasty king Amunhotep I (circa 1514–1493 B.C.E.) and his mother, Ahmose-Nofretary, making an offering to Osiris, god of the dead, on behalf of a man named Nebamun. Despite the presence of Amunhotep I, the work does not date to his reign. The slanted, almond-shaped eyes, short, upturned noses, and sharply modeled outlines of the figures all characterize art from the time of Amunhotep III. By commissioning this stela, Nebamun, whose image is now broken away, was calling on two long-dead members of the royal house to help him gain immortality. Caption: Amunhotep I and Ahmose-Nofretary before Osiris, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment (Egyptian blue, indigo), 11 1/2 × 11 × 3 3/4 in., 22.5 lb. (29.2 × 27.9 × 9.5 cm, 10.21kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1485E.
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 carved stone relief depicting a seated deity and a standing figure making offerings.
The artifact is a limestone relief showing a seated figure, possibly a deity, being offered gifts by a standing figure. The style is characteristic of Egyptian relief work, with detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions above and below the scene. The composition includes traditional Egyptian symbols and attire, with emphasis on the ritualistic gesture.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1485E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4157 tier-2
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