Niche Stela with Nebseny Reciting Solar Hymns

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ca. 1550–1400 B.C. · Sandstone · Egyptian Art

This is the upper section of a niche stela in which the man dedicating the monument is depicted in the niche with his arms upraised in a prayerful pose. The inscriptions on either side of the niche are prayers to the sun god Re.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1400 B.C.

Medium

Sandstone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Museum Accession