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Fragment of a Stela of Neferhotep

A fragment of scarved stone shows a figure in profile, with its arms raised in front of him. He wears a wig and a garment with pleated sleeves. Above him are hieroglyphics.
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  • A fragment of scarved stone shows a figure in profile, with its arms raised in front of him. He wears a wig and a garment with pleated sleeves. Above him are hieroglyphics.

Date:

New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19, about 1240-1195 BCE

Artist:

Egyptian; probably Theban Tomb 216, Deir el-Medina, Egypt

About this artwork

The hieroglyphs at the top of this stela (commemorative stone) fragment help identify the man depicted as Neferhotep, a foreman of the workers who built and decorated the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. Neferhotep, who is finely dressed in pleated white garments, raises his hands before him in a gesture of adoration toward the deity, who would have been depicted in the upper portion of the stone. Stelae such as this one allowed nonroyal Egyptians to demonstrate their devotion to the gods.

Status

On View, Gallery 50

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Fragment of a Stela of Neferhotep

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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1239 BCE–1194 BCE

Medium

Limestone and pigment

Dimensions

38.5 × 23.8 × 5.8 cm (15 × 9 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lois H. Culver Fund

Reference Number

1924.579

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