Stela
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
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.
Limestone stela with a mostly frontal, incised hieroglyphic text arranged in rectangular panels, including a central stylized figure/sign and multiple lines of writing.
The image shows a small, upright rectangular limestone stela fragment with a broken right edge and rounded top. The face is covered by incised hieroglyphs and sign-like elements laid out in bordered registers/panels. A prominent central field contains a large, symmetrical sign or stylized figure-like form, flanked by additional signs below and to the sides. Near the lower portion there is a denser cluster of short vertical and horizontal strokes consistent with further hieroglyphic lines. Some red pigment or reddish traces are visible in at least one lower register area (reddish infill/paint), while the remaining incisions are unpainted. No clear three-part offering formula, deity names, or royal cartouches can be securely identified from the resolution; any deity/royal attributions would be speculative.
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.