Upper Portion of a Stela

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This stela depicts the god Osiris, at left, who is receiving offerings from a man holding a brazier in his right hand, followed by his wife, Henutnefret, who holds a bouquet of water lilies. The man's title, sdm ʿš (servant) is preserved in the central column of text, but his name, in the next column to the right, has been hacked out. The initial hieroglyph, a reed leaf, is still visible, so he was probably Amenhotep (Amun is satisfied), or Amenemhat (Amun is foremost). Both names, which include reference to the god Amun, were attacked during the Amarna Period when the god's name was erased wherever it was visible. The hacking of the name and the style of the carving indicate that the stela dates to the time of Amenhotep III. A row of worshipers is depicted in the lower register. The man in the center carries a brazier and a duck, and the woman at the back carries a long-necked bottle similar one in gallery 122 (09.184.83).

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art