Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · stela

Fragment from Stela

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Description

Caption: Fragment from Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 5 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (13.3 × 16.5 × 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.157.

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 artifact with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a fragment of what appears to be a larger piece, with well-preserved hieroglyphic inscriptions in multiple horizontal registers. The piece is made of stone, possibly limestone, and displays a variety of hieroglyphic signs. The style is indicative of meticulous carving with some painted highlights visible. Notable features include the presence of various symbols and signs consistent with Egyptian hieroglyphs, though weathering is evident in parts.

hieroglyphic only unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs ankh was
Visible text "unclear"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.580.157 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9971 tier-2
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