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Stela of Netjer-mose

Title	Stela of Netjer-mose
Publication Date:	ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.
Publication Place	- Brooklyn Museum
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	14 7/8 x 9 1/16 x 3 5/8in. (37.8 x 23 x 9.2cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	Accession Number: 37.1351E
Record ID	brooklyn-4141
Library Location	Brooklyn Museum
Date	ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.
Notes	Stela of a man named Netjer-mose, who is shown with five female figures, only some of whom have their relationship to him specified. He sits beside a larger, unidentified figure of a woman who may be his mother. Limestone funerary stela. The stela is round-topped. At the top are two "wadjet" - eyes. Below the eyes, to the left, are two people seated upon a lion-legged chair. The smaller person holds a lotus in his right hand down by her knees. Above the women is a text. Before the legs of the smaller man is also a text. Before the pair is a small offering table. On the right side of this table are two registers of small figures. The upper register shows a standing woman followed by a male figure with his right arm raised. Before the female is an inscription; before the male is an inscription. Below these two figures is a seated woman nursing a child. Before her face is a text; before her legs another text. These two figures are done in a very poor sunk relief. The bottom register has a representation of a row of four offering vessels in sunken relief. Condition: Front surface blackened with chips and scratches; arms of standing woman chipped away; gouge marks on all edges. \| more \| less
Malzeme	Limestone
Zaman Dilimi	New Kingdom

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Stela of Netjer-mose

Publication Date ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.

Publication Place - Brooklyn Museum

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 14 7/8 x 9 1/16 x 3 5/8in. (37.8 x 23 x 9.2cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID Accession Number: 37.1351E

Record ID brooklyn-4141

Library Location Brooklyn Museum

Date ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.

Notes Stela of a man named Netjer-mose, who is shown with five female figures, only some of whom have their relationship to him specified. He sits beside a larger, unidentified figure of a woman who may be his mother. Limestone funerary stela. The stela is round-topped. At the top are two "wadjet" - eyes. Below the eyes, to the left, are two people seated upon a lion-legged chair. The smaller person holds a lotus in his right hand down by her knees. Above the women is a text. Before the legs of the smaller man is also a text. Before the pair is a small offering table. On the right side of this table are two registers of small figures. The upper register shows a standing woman followed by a male figure with his right arm raised. Before the female is an inscription; before the male is an inscription. Below these two figures is a seated woman nursing a child. Before her face is a text; before her legs another text. These two figures are done in a very poor sunk relief. The bottom register has a representation of a row of four offering vessels in sunken relief. Condition: Front surface blackened with chips and scratches; arms of standing woman chipped away; gouge marks on all edges. | more | less

Malzeme Limestone

Zaman Dilimi New Kingdom