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