Stela of Aafenmut

Period:

Third Intermediate Period

Dynasty:

Dynasty 22

Reign:

reign of Osorkon I

Date:

ca. 924–889 B.C.

Geography:

From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Aafenmut (MMA 832), Pit 2, MMA excavations, 1914–15 (White)

Medium:

Wood, paint

Dimensions:

h. 23 cm (9 1/16 in); w. 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in); th. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in)

 

 The small wooden stela of Aafenmut is topped by the solar barque in the sky, which is supported by the emblems of the east (on the right) and the west (on the left). The deceased, wearing a wrap-around dress over a tunic, presents incense to the seated sun god, Ra-Harakhty, from whom he is separated by an offering table. 

 

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