THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
Tomb stela of Amenemhat and his wife Iy: Western Thebes; Assaif,
tomb of Amenemhat (R4) early 12th Dynasty, painted limestone. Egyptian Museum
JE45626. The members of a family are shown on this stela from the Assaif (tomb
R4). The father and mother sit on a lion-legged bench with a low backrest.
The
mother has a basket out of which peeks the handle of a mirror. Between the
parents sits their son Intef; they hold each other's hands and shoulders.
The
daughter-in-law at the right edge of the picture, identified as Hapy, stands
before the offering table on which pieces of meat, a string of onions, and
lettuce are piled;
under it are two loaves of bread.
Slide Show
Egyptian Museum Index
Narmer Palette
Statue of Djoser
Bust of Userkaf
Statue of Khafre
Diorite statue of Khafre
Menkaure Triad1
Menkaure Triad2
Seated Scribe
Seated man
Rahotep and Nofret
Proud Egyptian
Painted stela of Amenemhat
Fourth dynasty figurines
Family small statues
Bronze statue of Pepi
I
Statues fourth dynasty
False door, Serdab
Middle kingdom statue
Seneb with his wife and
Children
New Kingdom statue
New Kingdom statue2
Wood carving
New kingdom Triad
Row of heads
Ramses II as child with
Horus
Late period statue
High relief
Mentuhotep painted statue
Old kingdom Statue
New Kingdom statue
Old kingdom Statuettes
Kneeling statue
Two color granite statue
Late period Statue2
Standing statue
Late period statue3
Nut
Granite lion with solar
disk
Akhenaten
Thutankhamen Gold sarcophagus
Thutankhamen daily life
scene
Modern Egyptian art students
Egyptian Museum Rotunda