The artwork titled “Stela of the Sculptor Qen Worshipping Amenhotep I and Ahmose Nefertari” was created in the time span between circa 1279 and circa 1213 BC by an unknown artist from Ancient Egypt. It belongs to the New Kingdom art movement and falls under the genre painting and symbolic painting genres.
This stela, a vertical stone slab, depicts the sculptor Qen in an act of worship, paying homage to Pharaoh Amenhotep I and Queen Ahmose Nefertari. The upper register shows the deified Amenhotep I and Ahmose Nefertari seated on thrones, richly adorned with headdresses and garments, while the lower register illustrates the sculptor Qen and his family in a scene of veneration. Hieroglyphic inscriptions accompanying the figures provide context to the portrayed ritual. The use of vivid colors and detailed symbolic elements underscore the divine status of the Pharaoh and the Queen, while also exhibiting the artistic conventions of the New Kingdom period in Ancient Egypt.