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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Rectangular Stela of Neferseku

ca. 1844–1818 B.C.E.

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Object Label

Prairie Fire takes the classic damsel-in-distress story line and transports it to the American West. Panicked horses and frantic riders race through a prairie as a fire rages in the background. In choosing this setting, Charles Deas drew on popular imagery in nineteenth-century visual art and literature, including James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Prairie.

Caption

Rectangular Stela of Neferseku, ca. 1844–1818 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 13 3/4 x 14 in. (35 x 35.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art Council, 1990.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.15_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Title

Rectangular Stela of Neferseku

Date

ca. 1844–1818 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 12

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Possible place collected: Asyut (vicinity), Egypt

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

13 3/4 x 14 in. (35 x 35.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art Council

Accession Number

1990.15

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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