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Relief Fragment of King Ahmose and Queen

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Description

Object Label: On this fragment from a stela, King Ahmose is shown in sunk relief, wearing a simple, short wig and the royal uraeus-cobra. Originally, a queen—probably either his wife or mother—was depicted standing behind him. According to the inscription, the stela showed Ahmose presenting an offering to Amun, god of his family's house at Thebes. The royal family's devotion to Amun elevated the deity to national status and made Karnak, site of his main temple, one of the greatest religious structures ever built in Egypt. Caption: Relief Fragment of King Ahmose and Queen, ca. 1539–1514 B.C.E.. Basalt (probably), gesso or plaster, 4 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 2 15/16 in. (12 x 20.9 x 7.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 81.183. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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.

Fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief with a human figure and hieroglyphs.

The image shows a fragmentary piece of a stone relief depicting the profile of a human figure with hieroglyphs above. The style suggests a formal depiction, characteristic of relief art used in tombs or temples. The relief includes detailed facial features and headdresses. The condition is fragmentary, with a focus on the preserved head profile and surrounding inscriptions.

funerary New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs S29 M17 ×2
Visible text "Ntr nfr nb"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Amun
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 81.183 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3888 tier-2
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