Caption:
Stela of the Temple–Servant of Amun, Irtihareru, Kushite Period–Saite Period, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 750–525 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Said to be from Asasif, Tombs 811-840, 1929-1930, Wood, gesso, paint, L: 35 cm (13 3/4 in); W: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in); Th: 2 cm (13/16 in), As part of the burial equipment, funerary stelae made a prayer for offerings for the maintenance of the deceased. In addition to forms of Osiris, Re-Harakhty and Atum—as the rising and setting sun and thus connected with continued life—are particularly favored focal gods