Stela of Amennakht
Description
Sandstone, paint
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.
An ancient Egyptian stele depicting a standing male figure with hieroglyphic inscriptions above and around him.
This stele features a standing male figure, possibly a depiction of a prominent individual or deity, with a staff in one hand. The figure is carved in relief, with remnants of red pigment visible on the skin and black for the hair. Surrounding the central figure are hieroglyphic inscriptions, which include offerings and possibly identify the individual. The composition includes notable attributes such as staple offerings and an intricate border of symbols, indicative of funerary or religious context.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243225 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 65.269 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545875 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.