Funerary Stela with Male Figure
In this stela, an oddly proportioned naked male figure stands within a columned structure, reaching up to touch an ornamented laurel wreath on his head. In his other hand, he holds a laurel sprig. A Greek inscription along the roof line reads “Olympios, twenty-eight years of age.” This name and the laurel leaves suggest that the owner was a pagan. But the ankh-cross above the capital on the right suggests that this stela may later have been reused for a Christian burial.
- Culture: Coptic
- Medium: Limestone, traces of white (underpainting?), red pigment
- Place Made: Egypt, Provenance unknown
- Dates: ca. 500-600 C.E., or later
- Period: Late Antique Egyptian Period
- Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 11 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (37.4 x 29 x 10.8 cm) (show scale)
- Inscriptions: Coptic inscription: "Olympios, 28 years of age"
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 40.301
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Coptic. Funerary Stela with Male Figure, ca. 500-600 C.E., or later. Limestone, traces of white (underpainting?), red pigment, 14 3/4 x 11 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (37.4 x 29 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 40.301. Creative Commons-BY
- Record Completeness: Good (76%)