Stela of a Soldier Named Amunemhat
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Object Label
This stela depicts Sobek, the crocodile-god, wearing an elaborate crown and standing on a high pedestal or altar beneath the curved roof of a shrine. Sobek’s offering table is piled high with bread, meat, green onions, and a bouquet of lotuses. The stela’s donor, identified as Amunemhat, a foot soldier in the “Company of Menkheperre [Thutmose III]),” kneels in adoration. Foreign victories enriched both the king and his army and may have enabled Amunemhat to pay for this small but carefully worked stela, which he dedicated in Sobek’s temple at Dahamsha (ancient Sumenu) in southern Egypt.
Caption
Stela of a Soldier Named Amunemhat, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Granite, 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (34.9 x 24 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 66.174.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.66.174.2_erg456.JPG)
Title
Stela of a Soldier Named Amunemhat
Date
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place found: Dahamsha, Egypt
Medium
Granite
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (34.9 x 24 x 9 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
66.174.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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