Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun

ca. 1292–1070 B.C.E.

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Object Label

Stela of Ptahmay portrays him standing before a table with offerings and presenting flowers and incense. His devotion is directed to the statues of Amun-Re and a gander, labeled “beautiful gander, great of love.” Another example of personal piety, Stela with Images of Ears, ensures that Amun hears the prayers. Here, the ram’s head of Amun and four ears can be read as “Amun is the one who hears what should be heard.” While this ram represents the fertile aspect of Amun, the gander refers to Amun’s creation of the egg from which the sun was born.

Caption

Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun, ca. 1292–1070 B.C.E.. Wood, mud plaster, pigment, 6 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (16 x 8.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1534E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun

Date

ca. 1292–1070 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 19 to Dynasty 20

Period

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt

Medium

Wood, mud plaster, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

6 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (16 x 8.3 x 1 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.1534E

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