Stela of Nebnetjeru
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, December 2017
The stela has the shape of a naos or tomb chapel. The owner Nebnetjeru, whose title is Scribe of the Treasury, is depicted in very high relief, flanked by his mother Tiroy (viewer's right) and wife Merytnub, adoring Re (the sun god) when he rises in the east.
AM 8-b. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1386 – 1349 BCE). From Sakkara. Quartzite. H. 102 cm.
Stela of Nebnetjeru
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, December 2017
The stela has the shape of a naos or tomb chapel. The owner Nebnetjeru, whose title is Scribe of the Treasury, is depicted in very high relief, flanked by his mother Tiroy (viewer's right) and wife Merytnub, adoring Re (the sun god) when he rises in the east.
AM 8-b. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1386 – 1349 BCE). From Sakkara. Quartzite. H. 102 cm.