Stela with Boat and Osiris

ca. 1292–1075 B.C.

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Object Label

This lower-quality stela with non-standard subject matter suggests a work produced outside the elite tradition. A man with a large flail kneels before a table stacked with offerings. Above him, a ship with a large cabin and a long steering oar—but no representation of a sun god, unlike the more prevalent imagery of the Stela of Anhorkhawi, displayed nearby—sails on a strip of water above four fish.

Caption

Stela with Boat and Osiris, ca. 1292–1075 B.C.. Limestone, 13 x 9 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (33 x 24.5 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1919E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Stela with Boat and Osiris

Date

ca. 1292–1075 B.C.

Dynasty

Dynasty 19 (probably)

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Limestone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

13 x 9 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (33 x 24.5 x 11.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.1919E

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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