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

Votive Stela

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Description

Caption: Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 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, 16.94. (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.

A small ancient Egyptian artifact with hieroglyphic inscription.

The artifact is a small, rounded rectangular piece with a peg at the bottom. The surface features a series of hieroglyphs neatly arranged in vertical columns, suggesting a structured text. The writing appears to be black on a light, possibly limestone or ceramic surface. The craftsmanship is precise, indicating careful attention to detail.

hieroglyphic only unknown good
Materials ceramic
Signs Name of sign if recognizable ×5 Another sign if recognizable ×3
Visible text "Transliteration or readable section of hieroglyphs"

Connections

Materials Ceramic

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.94 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9351 tier-2
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