Skip Navigation

Collection Menu
Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negD_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negD_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negE_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negE_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negF_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negF_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negG_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negG_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negH_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negH_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negI_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negI_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negJ_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negJ_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negK_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negK_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negL_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negL_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negM_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.544_negM_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.544_negA_bw.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.544_negA_bw.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.544_negB_bw.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.544_negB_bw.jpg)

Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.544_negC_bw.jpg)

Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.544_negC_bw.jpg)

DOWNLOAD

Stela of Hori

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

At the top of this stela, the priest Hori kneels before a ram-headed lion inscribed “Amun-Re, Lord of the thrones of the Two Lands [Egypt] who is in front of Amara West.” The composite animal, wearing a crown of ostrich feathers adorned with cobras, symbolizes this god.

Composite animals were among the first of Egyptian artists’ creations and continued for four thousand years as integral to art and religion. By combining the ram and lion, the fertility of the one and the strength of the other were emphasized in the god Amun.
CULTURES Nubian; Egyptian
MEDIUM Sandstone
  • Place Excavated: Amara West, Sudan (ancient Nubia)
    • DATES ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E
    DYNASTY late Dynasty 19, or later
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 38.544
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION The stela is of conventional form with round top. There are 7 registers of horizontal hieroglyphs on the face while the lunette is occupied by a relief of a recumbent ram-headed sphinx before whom a kneeling man worships. The sphinx wears an elaborate crown with two feathers flanked by a pair of uraei wearing sun disks. Over the sphinx are two vertical registers of hieroglyphs behind the man. There is also a long vertical register of hieroglyphs on each side of the stela. The back is very roughly hewn. The workmanship is average, the sandstone is the typical coarse Nubian sandstone which has weathered to some extent on the face of the stela. The inscription is said to record an agreement between a mother and her son and daughter, the son being a priest in the temple. The children agreed to provide for the mother in old age in return for which she turned over to them her property. Condition: The lower right corner is broken but is practically intact. The lower part of the rear of the stela has broken loose but has been replaced and is practically intact.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Nubian. Stela of Hori, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (Gavin Ashworth, photographer), 2012
    "CUR" at the beginning of an image file name means that the image was created by a curatorial staff member. These study images may be digital point-and-shoot photographs, when we don\'t yet have high-quality studio photography, or they may be scans of older negatives, slides, or photographic prints, providing historical documentation of the object.
    RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
    You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of this three-dimensional work in accordance with a Creative Commons license. Fair use, as understood under the United States Copyright Act, may also apply. Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum. If you need a high resolution file, please fill out our online application form (charges apply). For further information about copyright, we recommend resources at the United States Library of Congress, Cornell University, Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, and Copyright Watch. For more information about the Museum's rights project, including how rights types are assigned, please see our blog posts on copyright. If you have any information regarding this work and rights to it, please contact copyright@brooklynmuseum.org.
    RECORD COMPLETENESS
    Not every record you will find here is complete. More information is available for some works than for others, and some entries have been updated more recently. Records are frequently reviewed and revised, and we welcome any additional information you might have.
    Nubian. <em>Stela of Hori</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Sandstone, 19 3/16 x 14 x 3 in., 47.5 lb. (48.8 x 35.6 x 7.6 cm, 21.55kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.544. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 38.544_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

    TAGS

    ancient
    ca. 1539-1075 B.C.E.
    Conventional Form
    Crown
    Dynasty 19 or later
    Egypt Exploration Society
    egyptian
    etched
    hieroglyphic
    hieroglyphics
    Hieroglyphs
    Kneeling Man
    Lunette
    New Kingdom
    Ram-headed Sphinx
    Recumbent
    Registers
    Sandstone
    Sculpture
    Stela
    written1
    XIV Dynasty or later

    TAGS

    ancient
    ca. 1539-1075 B.C.E.
    Conventional Form
    Crown
    Dynasty 19 or later
    Egypt Exploration Society
    egyptian
    etched
    hieroglyphic
    hieroglyphics
    Hieroglyphs
    Kneeling Man
    Lunette
    New Kingdom
    Ram-headed Sphinx
    Recumbent
    Registers
    Sandstone
    Sculpture
    Stela
    written1
    XIV Dynasty or later

    RELATED OBJECTS

    The Appian Way Cup Fragment Mentioning Offerings Blue-Painted Storage Jar Djed-Column Amulet Wadjet-Eye Amulet Fragment of Large Deep Vessel Shabti of Senkamanisken Stela of Ramesses II Lady Mi Rams Head Amulet Head of a Man with a Rosette Diadem Erotic Composition Kohl Pot Woman or Goddess Tile with Winged Crowned Female Sphinx Stela of Two Deified Men(?) Lion-Shaped Furniture Leg Tag for Mummy of a Stonecutter, with Text in Greek and Demotic Bowl with Alternate Impressed and Red-polished Panels Linga Serapis Ibis Mummy Ibis Mummy Shrew Mummy Ibis Egg Mummy Ibis Mummy Ibis Jar Coffin Ibis Appliqué Hawk-Headed Handle Scarab Scarab Plaque Scarab Shabty of Taharqa Lower Portion of Large Stela Stela of King Ramesses II Block Statue of Amenemhat Inlay in the Form of a Woman Celestial Musicians Stupa Railing Torso of a Male Divinity Ibis Mummy Ibis Mummy Head of a Buddha Stele of a Standing Buddha Seal A Seal B Seal C Seal D