Stela of Anhorkhawi
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Funerary Gallery 2, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
In the upper register of this stela, the solar deity Re-Harakhty is seated in the boat that crosses heaven from east to west. Anhorkhawi kneels in the lower register, posed in a gesture of adoration. The text around him represents a hymn to the setting sun. The stela was probably set into one of the faces of a small pyramid on top of Anhorkhawi’s tomb, and was meant to assist in his quest for the afterlife by linking him to the sun god.
MEDIUM
Limestone
DATES
ca. 1184–1153 B.C.E. or later
DYNASTY
Dynasty 20
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
16 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 3 1/16 in. (42.8 x 30 x 7.7 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
80.113
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
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.
CAPTION
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 80.113_SL1.jpg)
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The deceased owner himself is shown in the lower right corner, making a gesture of praise. Most of the imagery created for tombs was intended to assist the deceased in their journey towards the afterlife. The deceased could be associated with a deity, especially a god of the sun or Osiris, who was himself reborn.
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