Funerary Stela of Nehemes-Ra-taway
Egyptian
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Object Label
This painted stela represents the stela’s owner, Nehemes-Ra-tawy, offering to the gods Osiris and Re-Horakhty. Re-Horakhty, the solar deity, depicted as a falcon with a red sun disk on its head, was believed to be reborn daily with the help of Osiris, the god of the Underworld. Together, the two gods assisted in the rebirth of Nehemes-Ra-tawy. The standard offering prayer below the image was meant to provide her spirit with all necessities in the afterlife.
Caption
Egyptian. Funerary Stela of Nehemes-Ra-taway, ca. 760–525 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 10 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 2 1/2 in., 13 lb. (26.4 x 21.3 x 6.4 cm, 5.9kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.588E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Culture
Title
Funerary Stela of Nehemes-Ra-taway
Date
ca. 760–525 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 25 to Dynasty 26
Period
Third Intermediate Period to Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
10 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 2 1/2 in., 13 lb. (26.4 x 21.3 x 6.4 cm, 5.9kg)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.588E
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