Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela

Stela Dendera

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Description

Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 7–10, ca. 2100–2090 B.C. Limestone. H. 29.9 × W. 17.2 × D. 9.7 cm (11 3/4 × 6 3/4 × 3 13/16 in.). From: Dendera, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations, 1897–98. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Found at Dendera
Materials Limestone
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