Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela

Stela of Qenamun worshipping Amenhotep I and Senwosret I

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Description

Limestone

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Limestone stela with a carved register showing a worship scene and multiple standing figures rendered in relief, surrounded by columns of hieroglyphs along the border and lower field.

The object is an upright, rounded-arch stela. The main decorative field contains several human figures in profile and frontal poses associated with offerings and ritual gestures, arranged in a central composition. A seated/standing presentation figure appears at the left, while additional standing figures occupy the right side; between and around them are objects that may represent offerings or cult instruments. Numerous carved hieroglyphic signs fill the upper area and continue in rows along the lower register and margins. No legible cartouche is clear at this resolution; the catalogue’s specific royal names (Amenhotep I and Senwosret I) are therefore not confirmed visually. The carved style and iconography are consistent with New Kingdom stelae, but particular identifications remain uncertain from the available image detail.

religious New Kingdom (consistent with catalogue; specific dynasty/king names not securely readable) poor
Deities unknown (iconography of a cult figure may be present; deities not securely identifiable)
Royals unknown (catalogue cites Amenhotep I and Senwosret I; not legible/confirmed in this image)
Materials limestone
Signs hieroglyphic border/columns (general) ×50

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244626 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 28.9.6 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 554668 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.