Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · stela
Stela from the Tomb of a Noblewoman
Description
Object Label: Though rebirth in the tomb required gender transformation for women, in the next world women lived forever returned to their original state. In this very ancient and rare Early Dynastic Period stela, a noblewoman is seated at an offering table, able to eat and drink for all eternity. The demands of rebirth are long past and will not be faced again. For the Egyptians, people were reborn only once. There was no further reincarnation beyond the next world. Caption: Stela from the Tomb of a Noblewoman, ca. 2675–2625 B.C.E.. Limestone, 10 7/8 x 10 7/16 x 2 9/16 in. (27.7 x 26.5 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1348E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Found at
Egypt
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1348E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117905 tier-2
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