Votive stela of Userhat

Unknown

1327–1295 BC · Limestone, paint · Egyptian Art

In the text on this stela, Userhat testifies to his own good qualities and to his trust in his god, probably Amun. He is shown here with his wife, Nefertari. Userhat was a priest in the mortuary cults of both Amenhotep III and Tutankhamun, so the couple must have lived during later Dynasty 18. The complex layering of relief and the style of the figures demonstrate the influence of the art of Amarna at Thebes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1327–1295 BC

Medium

Limestone, paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905