Barricade from a New Year’s pavilion
26th Dynasty, reigns of Psammetichus I and II, 664–589 BC
This stone slab, decorated on both sides, served as a half-height wall between two columns of a pavilion. Psammetichus II prays and performs the New Year’s ritual. The various scenes show the king asking the gods depicted for the annual inundation of the Nile which brought fertile silt to the fields.
This stone slab, decorated on both sides, served as a half-height wall between two columns of a pavilion. Psammetichus II prays and performs the New Year’s ritual. The various scenes show the king asking the gods depicted for the annual inundation of the Nile which brought fertile silt to the fields.
Time:
26th Dynasty, reigns of Psammetichus I and II, 664–589 BC
Object Name
Barricade
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Sais (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Siltstone
Dimensions:
H 120 cm, B 150 cm, T 38 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 213
Provenance
1869, gift of Josef Freiherr von Schwegel