Full Record |
| Title |
funerary stela in adoration to Osiris |
| Collection |
Artworld: Oriental Museum |
| Artist |
Wepwawet, Jackal-God Of Upper Egypt
Osiris, God Of Duat, The Underworld
Isis, Goddess |
| Date |
1540 - 1292 BCE |
| Description |
Round-topped stela with three registers.
In the upper register is a scene depicting the god Wepwawet as a jackal-headed man with a was-sceptre in his left hand. Osiris is seated on a block throne before an elaborate offering table; he is depicted mummiform, wearing the atef-crown and holding a was-sceptre. Isis stands behind Osiris wearing a modius and uraeus on her head, holding an ankh-symbol in her left hand and her right hand raised to Osiris.
In the middle register is scene depicting a standing man pouring a libation before a seated couple on the right hand side. On the left hand side, there is a seated couple before an offering table, with a female child standing behind them.
In the lower register is a scene depicting two kneeling males on the right hand side of an offering table and two kneeling females on the left hand side, with a female child standing behind them. |
| Description Source |
Birch, S. 1880. Catalogue of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities at Alnwick Castle, London: R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor, p. 302-304 |
| Cultural Context |
Egyptian |
| Id Number Former Accession |
N1964 |
| Inscription |
Egyptian, hieroglyphic, incised on front |
| Location Creation Site |
Misr |
| Location Current Repository |
The Oriental Museum |
| Subject |
architecture, architectural element, stela |
| Measurements |
26.8 x 40.9 cm |
| Notes |
Phrase 'Foremost of the westerners' is unfinished. |
| Relation References |
Hart, G. 1986. A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. London New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, p. 101-107, 151-167, 222-223. |
| Rights |
Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved |
| Rights Owner |
OM |
| Style Period |
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty |
| Work Type |
stela |
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