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Standard-bearing statue of Sa-aset

19th Dynasty, reign of Merenptah, ca. 1235 BC

Standard-bearing statues made their first appearance at the end of the 12th Dynasty. Only kings and high-ranking officials were depicted carrying gods’ standards. The long staff topped with the head of a jackal is an emblem of the god Wepwawet. Erecting such a statue expressed the owner’s worship of the god. Saaset (Siese) was an overseer of granaries.

Standard-bearing statues made their first appearance at the end of the 12th Dynasty. Only kings and high-ranking officials were depicted carrying gods’ standards. The long staff topped with the head of a jackal is an emblem of the god Wepwawet. Erecting such a statue expressed the owner’s worship of the god. Saaset (Siese) was an overseer of granaries.

Time:
19th Dynasty, reign of Merenptah, ca. 1235 BC

Object Name
Statue

Culture
Ägyptisch

Location of discovery:
Assiut (vermutlich)

Material/technology:
Granodiorite

Dimensions:
H 105 cm, B 35 cm, T 36 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 34

Provenance
1851, gift of Anton von Laurin