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Stele of Ameny, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, 1991-–1640 B.C. (limestone)

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BST711346
Image title
Stele of Ameny, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, 1991-–1640 B.C. (limestone)
Artist
Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC) / Egyptian
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium
limestone
Date
1991 BC - 1640 BC (C20th BC - C17th BC)
Dimensions
49x64x9 cms
Image description

Ameny sits on the left and faces right, the prominent position in Egyptian relief scenes; his wife Neferhathor sits beside him. Ameny wears a short kilt and broadcollar, along with the shoulder-length wig and short goatee fashionable among Middle Kingdom men. In his hand is a folded handkerchief, evidently a symbol of rank, that was shown in the hands of dignitaries since the time of the Old Kingdom. Neferhathor wears a long, straight sheath dress, a broadcollar, and a tripartite wig, and sits with one arm around her husband's shoulder and the other holding his arm in a gesture of affection. Facing them on the right of the stela and similarly attired are Ameny's parents, Yotsen and Nebuemmer. In the register below, four servants bearing additional offerings converge on the center of the stela. Hieroglyphic labels identify each of them: the two on the left are from Ameny's household, while the two on the right attend to Yotsen and his wife.

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Photograph © 2024 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All rights reserved. / Seth K. Sweetser Fund / Bridgeman Images
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ceremony / Ancient Egypt / Antiquity / Egypt / Africa / North Africa / poultry / female / relief / inscribed / servants / offering / inscription / hieroglyphs / offerings / spirituality / tablet / wife / egyptian / figures / egypt / hieroglyphic / grain / artefact / meat / artifact / stone / hieroglyphics / nebuemmer / poultry / male / ancient egypt / duck / father / husband / mother / family / neferhathor / stele / ameny / yotsen
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