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<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view1.jpg)
Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view1.jpg)
<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view2.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view2.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view5.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view5.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view4.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view4.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view3.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view3.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view1.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view1.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view6.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view6.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.94_back_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.94_back_bw_IMLS.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.94_front_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.94_front_bw_IMLS.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view10.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view10.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view12.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view12.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view11.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view11.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view09.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view09.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view08.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view08.jpg)

<em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view07.jpg)

Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.94_view07.jpg)

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Votive Stela

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Sandstone, pigment
  • Reportedly From: Hermopolis Magna, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 19 (probably)
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.94
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small sandstone votive stela with painted decorations setup by the scribe Cnh.f-n-Dhwti "He Lives by Thoth".
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Votive Stela, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view1.jpg)
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    <em>Votive Stela</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (5.9 × 5 × 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.94. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.94_view1.jpg)

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