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

Stela of Senu

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Description

Limestone

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.

This is a limestone stela featuring three standing figures with accompanying hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The stela is carved from limestone and depicts three figures, possibly representing deities or royal figures, standing in a row. The central figure appears to be flanked by two others, suggesting a significant interaction. Hieroglyphic inscriptions are present above and below the figures, indicating possible names or events. The style reflects traditional Egyptian art with a focus on profile views and organized inscriptions.

religious New Kingdom good
Deities Anubis
Materials limestone
Signs Anubis ×2 Was sceptre ×2
Visible text "N/A"

Connections

Deities Anubis
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116413670 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.182.39 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544794 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.