Stela of the sistrum-player Wedjashu, daughter of the royal scribe Hor
A rounded-top limestone stela carved in raised relief. A winged sun disk with a uraeus spans the arch, and a row of standing figures, some holding objects, fills the upper register above several horizontal bands of hieroglyphic text. The surface is weathered, with the lower inscription partly worn.
Look closer: The hieroglyphic bands below the figures carry the owner's name and parentage, easy to overlook as mere decoration.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 3rd–2nd century BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3001 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -100).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. Edmundo Lassalle Gift, 1968