Stela with a seated figure of Re-Harakhty

Stela with a seated figure of Re-Harakhty

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Discovered by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition in the Theban necropolis, this partially-preserved stela originally depicted a woman making offerings to the sun god in the form of the falcon-headed Re-Harakhty. Enough remains of the woman's figure to show that she was wearing a pleated festival gown and raising her arms in adoration of the god. Between the two figures is an offering stand topped by a mat and piled high with foodstuffs, including various types of breads and vegetables.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.