


Stela
Stela of the Lady of the House, Hery-ib-Neith
ca. 945–712 B.C.E.
Caption
Stela of the Lady of the House, Hery-ib-Neith, ca. 945–712 B.C.E.. Wood, stucco, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (34 x 20.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1384E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Catalogue description
Wooden stela. Below lunette, a scene (right to left) of deceased being led by Thoth towards hawk-headed Re-Horakhty, Isis, and Nephthys. Four lines of inscription for the lady of the house hr-ib-Nt.
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This is the "Stela of the Lady of the House, Hery-ib-Neith", depicting a woman entering the afterlife. You can identify her by her yellow skin. The woman's yellow skin indicates her gender, men were often depicted with red skin. Thoth, with the head of an ibis, has blue skin, suggesting a relationship to the moon.The other figures in the image include the god Thoth, who leads her towards Re-horakhty, Isis, and Nephthys. As you will see in other parts of the exhibition, these tactics for depicting skin color could be altered to portray the same individual as either a man or a woman.
Title
Stela of the Lady of the House, Hery-ib-Neith
Date
ca. 945–712 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 22
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Wood, stucco, pigment
Classification
Funerary Object
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (34 x 20.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1384E
The Brooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/117935
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