Turin Museum stelae
Turin Museum stelae Stele of Amennakhte 19th dynasty, around 1295-1186 BC Limestone Rectangular limestone stela of Amennakht, possibly originating from the sanctuary of Ptah and Meretseger. Most probably intended to depict the sanctuary with its two hills. The relief ornamentation of the four sacred cobras in the upper part of the stela is intended to be a symbolic representation of the "Great Peak of the West". The goddess shown on the right, personifies the peak, and is called "Isis the Great". She is depicted with bovine horns and a solar disk like Hathor. Amennakht is shown kneeling inside a rectangle that was intended to represent a chapel in the sanctuary. Height: 43 cm Width: 30 cm Formerly from Drovetti's collection Inv. cat. 1521 = CGT 50059 Stele of Parahotep From Deir el-Medina 19th dynasty Painted limestone Round-topped Mer...