Funerary stela

Museum number:
6-19880
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
686 or 689 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Panopolis, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Panopolis
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Materials:
Limestone
Person depicted:
Horus (Egyptian deity), Maat (Egyptian deity), and Thoth (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
depth 8 centimeters, height 78 centimeters, and width 49 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #103: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (June 11, 1965–August 6, 1965), S1975-1976 #1: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (July 8, 1975–November 11, 1975), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Funerary stela, accession number 6-19880, described as Funerary stela of Duanfnakhtdjeser; limestone; 12x20 in; post-300 B.C. The carved stela has a rounded top and the surface is covered with a layer of white gesso. The surface decoration is present in four bands. The top band depicts a winged disc. The second band depicts figures in a funerary boat and an additional figure standing outside the boat. The third band depicts various animal gods. The bottom band contains six lines of inscription.

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