Amunhotep I and Ahmose-Nofretary before Osiris
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Object Label
Occasionally an Egyptian artist rendered personalities from the distant past in an updated style. This stela shows the early Eighteenth Dynasty king Amunhotep I (circa 1514–1493 B.C.E.) and his mother, Ahmose-Nofretary, making an offering to Osiris, god of the dead, on behalf of a man named Nebamun. Despite the presence of Amunhotep I, the work does not date to his reign. The slanted, almond-shaped eyes, short, upturned noses, and sharply modeled outlines of the figures all characterize art from the time of Amunhotep III.
By commissioning this stela, Nebamun, whose image is now broken away, was calling on two long-dead members of the royal house to help him gain immortality.
Caption
Amunhotep I and Ahmose-Nofretary before Osiris, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment (Egyptian blue, indigo), 11 1/2 × 11 × 3 3/4 in., 22.5 lb. (29.2 × 27.9 × 9.5 cm, 10.21kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1485E. Creative Commons-BY
Title
Amunhotep I and Ahmose-Nofretary before Osiris
Date
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment (Egyptian blue, indigo)
Classification
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 11 × 3 3/4 in., 22.5 lb. (29.2 × 27.9 × 9.5 cm, 10.21kg)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1485E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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