Stela of the Overseer of the Troops Intef
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
This imposing stela seems to be the only survivor from a group of nine that stood under a pillared portico in the tomb of Intef on the West Bank of the Nile, opposite modern Luxor. As overseer of the troops under Mentuhotep II, Intef must have been instrumental in the wars that resulted in the unification of the country during this king’s reign. His reward was an opulent tomb. The typical funerary scene depicts Intef seated before an offering table piled with food while receiving the homage of a son or brother. Below are funerary texts. The broad proportions of the well-muscled figure are typical of the middle of the Mentuhotep II era.
This imposing stela seems to be the only survivor from a group of nine that stood under a pillared portico in the tomb of Intef on the West Bank of the Nile, opposite modern Luxor. As overseer of the troops under Mentuhotep II, Intef must have been instrumental in the wars that resulted in the unification of the country during this king’s reign. His reward was an opulent tomb. The typical funerary scene depicts Intef seated before an offering table piled with food while receiving the homage of a son or brother. Below are funerary texts. The broad proportions of the well-muscled figure are typical of the middle of the Mentuhotep II era.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stela of the Overseer of the Troops Intef
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Date: ca. 2124-1981 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: H. 170 cm (66 15/16 in.); W. 116 cm (45 11/16 in.); D. 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
- Credit Line: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art