Block Statue of Irt-Hor-Erow

Title:

Block Statue of Irt-Hor-Erow

Date:

946-736 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)

Description:

This block statue depicts a figure in squatting position. It has an inscription on the sides and front of the kilt, and in columns on the rear.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); sculpture; figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [On the garment] O Osiris, the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, Irt-Hor-erow, son of the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun, Ankh-pekhrod, born of the lady, chantress of Amon-re, Tenubt (?): may your soul live, your corpse be vigorous, may you smell the sweet breeze ... which comes forth on the offering-table of the primeval god of the Two Lands, cool water, all good and pure (things), Khonsu, ...a funerary offering of bread and beer.... [On the rear column] Osiris, divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, Irt-Hor-erow, the blessed, son of the prophet-priest of Amun (?), Ankh-pekhrod.Reign: Style:

Type:

sculpture

Type (Narrower):

Sculptures

Type (Broader):

Object

Subject:

Culture: Egyptian

Provenance:

[Possibly excavated from the Karnak Cachette, no. CK1002]. Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Medium:

black granite

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

Rights:

Public Domain

Identifier:

22.189

Is part of:

EGY
Ancient Art

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