I chose the artwork called Funerary Stela of Intef and Senettekh and is a classical Egyptian art piece. The first part of the analysis I want to get into is the historical context of the work. It was made during 2065-2000 B.C.E. It is a stela from the tomb of Intef and his wife, Senettekh. It was more common this way to memorialize their family. Next, we can look at the context of the work, as in what is happening in the artwork. The work shows Intef and Senettekh sitting together with their dog underneath them. They are being offered a huge amount of food. You can see a variety of offerings from bread and vegetables to an actual head and leg of animals. The wife and husband are sitting together but you can see that the husband is sitting in a higher position and is in front of her rather than next to her. Also, the wife looks like she is giving a back massage to the husband. This can show that Intef and his wife are not equal as human beings and he has more power than her. Also, they are both barefoot which could be seen as them being royals or of importance.

Another form of analysis we can use is the composition of the work. The artwork is made of Limestone. Limestone were the main building stones used in ancient Egypt. This shows that this artwork was important as one of the most important stones were used to make it. It can also be that it was collected from the remains of a pyramid after it was destroyed or something. There is no color in the work, everything was carved. Also, the lines look very meticulous but also not too straight where it would not look natural. The scale of the work is not big, you can compare it to the size of a coffee cup.