Statue group of the god Horus and King Haremhab
18th Dynasty, reign of Haremhab, 1343–1315 BC
The king wears the nemes-headcloth with uraeus-serpent and the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Horus is depicted with a man’s body but the head of a falcon. As early as the Early Dynastic Period, Horus was worshipped as a sun god and god of the heavens. Like the king, he wears a pleated kilt and the Double Crown.
The king wears the nemes-headcloth with uraeus-serpent and the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Horus is depicted with a man’s body but the head of a falcon. As early as the Early Dynastic Period, Horus was worshipped as a sun god and god of the heavens. Like the king, he wears a pleated kilt and the Double Crown.
Time:
18th Dynasty, reign of Haremhab, 1343–1315 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Fundort unbekannt
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 153 cm , B 73 cm, T 77 cm, G (inkl. Sockel) 942 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 8301
Provenance
1918, acquired with the property of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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