Wood Stela of Iufankhmut
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
DateThird Intermediate Period, about 1076–655 BCE
Mediumpainting on wood, round-topped stele
Dimensions34.4 × 22.8 × 2.3 cm (13 9/16 × 9 × 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Alexander H. Bullock
Object number1947.35
DescriptionAnkh-auf-Mut, son of Su Amon, priest of Amen, adoring a seated Osiris; above is the sun upheld by Kheper and adored by two apes.Label TextIn this wooden stele, Ankh-auf-mut, identified by the hieroglyphs above him as the son of SA-Amon, the priest of Amen, is offering flowers to Osiris, king and judge of the underworld. Osiris, seated on a low chair, wears a sun-disk flanked by ostrich plumes and holds the flail and the crook, symbols of power. An offering table laden with gifts stands between the two figures. At the top of the stele are the scarab-beetle god Khepri flanked by adoring baboons. ProvenanceRev. W. Frankland Hood Collection (formed during visits to Egypt, 1851–1861); purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Rev. W. Frankland Hood Collection Sale, cat. no. 141, Sotheby's, London, November 11, 1924; sold to the Brummer Gallery, New York, November 20, 1940 [object inventory card no. N4810]; sold to the Worcester Art Museum, June 30, 1947 via funds donated by Alexander H. Bullock.
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