Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun
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Object Label
Stela of Ptahmay portrays him standing before a table with offerings and presenting flowers and incense. His devotion is directed to the statues of Amun-Re and a gander, labeled “beautiful gander, great of love.” Another example of personal piety, Stela with Images of Ears, ensures that Amun hears the prayers. Here, the ram’s head of Amun and four ears can be read as “Amun is the one who hears what should be heard.” While this ram represents the fertile aspect of Amun, the gander refers to Amun’s creation of the egg from which the sun was born.
Caption
Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun, ca. 1292–1070 B.C.E.. Wood, mud plaster, pigment, 6 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (16 x 8.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1534E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1534E_wwgA-2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Stela with Images of Ears and Ram Head of Amun
Date
ca. 1292–1070 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 19 to Dynasty 20
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Wood, mud plaster, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
6 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (16 x 8.3 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1534E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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