Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser
Description
Limestone, paint
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 detailed stela depicting a seated figure with offerings and multiple rows of hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This ancient Egyptian stela features a prominent seated figure who appears to be receiving offerings. The scene is intricately carved, with vivid details in the rendering of offerings and figures, which likely represent servants or family members. Above the main scene, there are numerous rows of hieroglyphs meticulously inscribed, forming a narrative or dedication. The stela is crafted from limestone, with remnants of original coloring visible.
funerary
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
ankh ×3
djed
was ×2
Cross-references (4)
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- 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.
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