Relief of Amun, Ahmose-Nefertari, and King Amunhotep I
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
This private stela depicts Queen Ahmose- Nefertari with her son—the second king of the Eighteenth Dynasty—Amunhotep I, and the god Amun seated. Ahmose-Nefertari held the important title of God’s Wife of Amun. Because Amun was believed to be the father of the ruling pharaoh,Amunhotep I and his mother comprised the god’s earthly family. Both Ahmose-Nefertari and Amunhotep I were widely worshipped at Thebes in the Eighteenth Dynasty and for many centuries thereafter. So popular was a festival dedicated to Amunhotep I that the seventh month was named for it in both Coptic and Arabic.
MEDIUM
Limestone, pigment
DATES
ca. 1295–1190 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 19
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
30 13/16 x 24 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (78.3 x 61.2 x 6.2 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
86.226.25
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
CAPTION
Relief of Amun, Ahmose-Nefertari, and King Amunhotep I, ca. 1295–1190 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 30 13/16 x 24 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (78.3 x 61.2 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.25. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.25_NegD_print_bw.jpg)
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What is a stela -- private or public ?
A stela is a blanket term for any upright stone or wooden slab with a design, illustration or writing on it. This stela which depicts Queen Ahmose-Nefertari and the god Amun was private. Private in this context usually means that it was owned by a private individual and not a royal (ie public) figure. Though there are many examples of royal stelae in our collection.
Do you know what the sign in her hand is symbolizing?
That symbol is an ankh, the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for "life."
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