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

Stela of King Raneb

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Description

Granite

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 stone stela depicting a falcon perched above a cartouche.

The stela is made of stone and features a sculpted falcon, symbolizing the god Horus, perched atop a cartouche. The cartouche contains hieroglyphic symbols, and the composition suggests a connection to royalty. The style is typical of monumental Egyptian art, with a focus on divine and royal iconography. The material appears to be granite and the craftsmanship is detailed.

royal New Kingdom good
Deities Horus
Royals unclear
Materials granite
Signs falcon

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities Horus
Materials Granite

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243300 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 60.144 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545799 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.