Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Small Magical Stela with Shed dedicated by Nesamenemopet, son of Djedkhonsuiufankh
Description
Anhydrite
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 artifact depicting the Egyptian god Bes with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The artifact is a stela featuring a relief of the protective deity Bes, characterized by his distinctive face and stance. The style suggests typical Egyptian iconography with hieroglyphic text occupying significant portions of the surface. Notable for its detailed depiction and hieroglyphs providing insight into its purpose and context.
religious
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
Bes
Materials
limestone
Signs
Ankh ×2
Djed
Visible text
"nfr n anx"
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