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Funerary Stela of Intef and Senettekh

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Description

Object Label: In this stela from their tomb, Intef and his wife Senettekh are shown with an image of their pet dog under their chair. Including such an image was a more common way of memorializing the family pet than mummification. The two of them sit before an offering table. It is piled high with (from bottom to top) beer jars, round loaves of bread, and animal products. A beef foreleg covers the bread. A bull’s head and a whole duck form the next layer. Green onions and another beef cut lie above that. A dorcas gazelle head, a lettuce leaf, another animal head, and a beef roast with a bone form the top layer. In reality, these offerings would have been mummified and placed in the tomb. Caption: Funerary Stela of Intef and Senettekh, ca. 2065–2000 B.C.E.. Limestone, 11 3/4 x 13 15/16 x 15/16 in. (29.8 x 35.4 x 2.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 54.66. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))

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 carved limestone relief showing two seated figures and an offering bearer.

The relief is a limestone carving depicting a scene with two prominent seated figures, possibly representing deities or honored individuals, receiving offerings from a standing figure. The style is typical of ancient Egyptian artistry, with emphasis on profile views and hieratic scale. Notable features include detailed carvings of the hair and attire of the figures, as well as an offering table laden with items.

daily life New Kingdom good
Materials limestone
Signs ankh ×3 was
Visible text "Dd mdw in"

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 54.66 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3600 tier-2
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