Stela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, Irtihareru

Stela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, Irtihareru

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

As part of the burial equipment, funerary stelae made a prayer for offerings for the maintenance of the deceased. In addition to forms of Osiris, Re-Harakhty and Atum—as the rising and setting sun and thus connected with continued life—are particularly favored focal gods. In contrast to stelae of the Third Intermediate Period, subdued coloring and a more standardized style are adopted in this period. Here the temple-servant of Amun Irtihareru, son of the temple-servant of Amun Ankhnidi and the lady of the house Tatjenfi, adores Osiris on the right side and Atum on the left side.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, IrtihareruStela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, IrtihareruStela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, IrtihareruStela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, IrtihareruStela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, Irtihareru

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.