Base with Two Prostrate Figures

Title:

Base with Two Prostrate Figures

Date:

ca. 1880 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty)

Description:

Two provincial governors are shown prostrate before a higher authority. A third governor was once between them, but both his figure and his name have been removed. This unique sculpture must have been combined with the statue of a god or king. It is possible that the work was once part of a larger group that may have shown all the provincial governors of Upper and Lower Egypt. The removal of the middle figure may either have been a "damnatio memoriae" to destroy the commemoration of the depicted person, or to replace his image by the figure of another person.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); sculptures, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 12th DynastyInscriptions: [Inscription, Translation, proper left and proper right] The hatj-a (governor or nomarch, mayor] Hat-ankh, born of Sat-wsret. The hatj-a Nakht the Elder, born of Maket. [From Schulz and Seidel, 'Egyptian Art: The Walters Art Museum,' 2009, p. 42]Reign: Style:

Type:

sculpture

Type (Narrower):

Sculptures

Type (Broader):

Object

Subject:

Culture: Egyptian

Provenance:

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Medium:

carved and incised red quartzite

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 10 13/16 x W: 11 x D: 4 5/16 in. (27.5 x 28 x 11 cm)

Rights:

Public Domain

Identifier:

22.373

Is part of:

EGY
Ancient Art

Feedback