Part of a Stela of Teti-em-Re
Description
Object Label: Under the rounded top of this funerary stela, decorated with wedjat-eyes and other protective symbols, three short columns of hieroglyphs give the titles of a man named Teti-em-Re. The original carving depicted Teti-em-Re seated before an offering table with a rolled and folded cloth in one hand. The short chin beard, simple shoulder-length wig, and refined, delicate features are most frequently found in reliefs dating to the time of the joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, when this stela was probably made. Caption: Part of a Stela of Teti-em-Re, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Black granite, 7 1/4 x 9 x 1 1/8 in. (18.4 x 22.9 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.95. (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.
Photograph of a broken stone fragment with carved relief showing figures in profile and rows of incised lines, likely from an Egyptian funerary or commemorative stela.
The image shows a roughly triangular fragment of dark, speckled stone with a rounded top edge and a chipped lower corner. The surface contains shallow carved relief: at left, a bearded human figure in profile wears a head covering and a collar; a long staff-like object or weapon shape extends horizontally across the midsection. Center and lower areas contain multiple horizontal bands of incised symbols/lines, and in the lower right are two tall, feathered or plume-like vertical elements with short cross-strokes. Additional small marks occur in clustered rows near the base. The carving style suggests stela relief with hieroglyphic or decorative/ritual elements, though the fragment is too incomplete to read specific signs or a full inscription. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The catalogued material (black granite) is consistent with the dark, granular appearance, but exact identification of the stone type is not confirmed from the image alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 60.95 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3686 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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