Stela
Stela
Object name: Stela
Associated with Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798 - 1854)
Date: 2900-1300 BC
Dimensions:
188 x 126 mm
Medium: Limestone
Object number: C00474
DescriptionStela or prayer tablet depicting a deceased female standing in front of Ra, behind whom we see Isis. Four lines of hieroglyphs are carved below. At the top is a winged sun disk painted in red. Steles like this were placed in the mortuary chapels built above or near to the tomb. They often contained painted walls with scenes of the deceased and gods. The chapels enabled relatives to bring offerings for the deceased continued wellbeing in the afterlife.
Culture: Ancient Egyptian