Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Stela of Khonsu
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.
An ancient Egyptian stela featuring a carved figure and numerous hieroglyphics.
This stela is a carved limestone artifact displaying a combination of hieroglyphic text and a relief of a standing figure possibly representing a deity or a notable individual. The text is arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns, typical of Egyptian monumental inscriptions. The figure is painted and shows some remnants of red and brown pigment, although the overall condition shows signs of wear and aging.
funerary
Middle Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Signs
Ankh ×3
Djed ×2
Was
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247932 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.2.69 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544360 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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