early 26th Dynasty, ca. 650 BC, Presumably from Thebes
This type of sculpture – also known as a block statue – is only documented in the non-royal repertory. Set up in a god’s temple it enabled the owner to partake symbolically of the daily offerings presented to the deity. The inscriptions name Hor-em-ta-bat and his parents and request protection and longevity for the statue.
Statue
Ägyptisch
Late Period
early 26th Dynasty, ca. 650 BC
Granodiorite
H 32 cm, B 15,8 cm, T 19,6 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 9639
1991, purchased
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