Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Magical Stela with Horus the Child
Description
Metagraywacke
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.
The artifact is a large, intricately inscribed stele with religious iconography.
The stele features a central panel depicting a standing deity surrounded by hieroglyphic inscriptions. The upper section contains a semicircular top with additional inscriptions, while the main body is covered with numerous hieroglyphic texts. The craftsmanship is detailed, with clear iconographic elements typical of religious scenes, likely serving a commemorative or religious purpose.
religious
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
Osiris
Materials
stone
Signs
Was sceptre ×3
Ankh ×4
Visible text
"nTr nfr Ḏsr kꜣ ḥrw"
Cross-references (1)
- Wikidata-Q Q29385881 tier-1
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- 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.
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