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Fragment of a boundary stele with Nefertiti and two princesses
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
1349–1336 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 50.8 x 30.5 x 7.4 cm (20 x 12 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marilyn M. Simpson Fund
Accession Number1992.18
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionOne of many stele that marked the perimeter of Akhetaten, this frament shows Nefertiti worshipping the Aten, followed by her two eldest daughters. Both daughters hold sistra.
ProvenanceFrom el-Amarna (boundary stela S) [see note 1]; about 1932, removed from the stela at el-Amarna and sold to Maurice Nahman (dealer; b. 1868 - d. 1948), Cairo; 1932, sold by Nahman in Paris to Jacob Hirsch (dealer; b. 1874 - d. 1955), Galerie Ars Classica, Lucerne; November 1, 1932, half-interest sold by Ars Classica to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. H 120); June 24, 1949, half-interest sold by the Brummer Gallery to Ernest Brummer (b. 1891 - d. 1964), New York; April 8, 1969, remaining half-interest sold by the Jacob Hirsch estate to the Ernest Brummer estate; October 16-19, 1979, Ernest Brummer estate sale, Galerie Koller, Zurich, lot 509. By 1991, Noele and Ronald Mele Ancient Works of Art, New York; 1992, sold by Mele Ancient Works of Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 1992)
NOTES:
[1] Photographed in-situ and published by N. de G. Davies, The Rock Tombs of El Amarna, Part 5: Smaller Tombs and Boundary Stelae (London, 1908), 26-27, plates XXIX, XL.
NOTES:
[1] Photographed in-situ and published by N. de G. Davies, The Rock Tombs of El Amarna, Part 5: Smaller Tombs and Boundary Stelae (London, 1908), 26-27, plates XXIX, XL.