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Squatting statue of Nimlot

22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon I, 910–896 BC, Presumably from Heliopolis

 

 

Squatting statue of Nimlot

Nimlot was a son of Shoshenq I, the founder of the 22nd Dynasty. Under his successor Osorkon I, Nimlot served as the head of the army in Hera­ kleopolis. The shape of the statue is reminiscent of a squared up block. Its surface is covered with inscriptions, and there are depictions of gods as well: Amun­Re on the front, falcon­headed Re­Harakhty below the right shoulder, and Ptah on the left side.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum VIII

Object data

Object Name

Statue

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Third Intermediate Period

Dated

22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon I, 910–896 BC

Material

Brown basalt

Dimensions

H 77,5 cm, B 35 cm, T 35,5 cm, G 175 kg

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5791

Provenance

1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection

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