Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Stela of Anhorkhawi

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Stela of Anhorkhawi

In the upper register of this stela, the solar deity Re-Horakhty is seated in the boat in which he crosses heaven from east to west. The stela's owner, Anhorkhawi, kneels in the lower register, posed in one of the Egyptian gestures of adoration. The text around him comprises a hymn to the setting sun. The stela was probably set into one of the faces of the small pyramid that surmounted Anhorkhawi's tomb.

• Medium: Limestone
• Place Found: Dayr al-Madinah
• Dates: ca. 1184-1153 B.C.E. or later
• Dynasty: XX Dynasty
• Period: New Kingdom
• Dimensions: 16 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 3 1/16 in. (42.8 x 30 x 7.7 cm)
• Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
• Accession Number: 80.113
• Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
• Image: Overall, 80.113_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Stela of Anhorkhawi, ca. 1184-1153 B.C.E. or later. Limestone, 16 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 3 1/16 in. (42.8 x 30 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 80.113 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 80.113_SL1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: One round-topped stela in limestone inscribed for Ankhorkhaiwy; in the upper register is Rahorakhty sitting on a high prowed boat; below, the owner facing left with 5 columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions above him and 4 shorter ones above and behind him. Condition: Portions missing from upper margins; chips along lower borders; large cracks in upper half all consolidated; traces of paint still visible. Upper right hand portion and upper left hand margin of stela missing; chips along left and lower borders; three large cracks on upper half of stela, all of which are consolidated; traces of paint covering entire stela but most noticeable on figure of the owner at the lower left.