Limestone stela with two Eyes of Horus above rows of hieroglyphs and a standing figure at lower left.

Stela of Horemkhauef

A limestone funerary stela with an arched top carved with two Eyes of Horus above dense columns of hieroglyphic inscription. At lower left a small figure in a short kilt stands in profile, with offering vessels carved in the lower right.

Look closer: A row of offering vessels is carved beside the figure, easy to overlook among the text.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1802–1640 BCE
Medium: Limestone, paint
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2750 × 4000 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -1640).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1935

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