This cast bronze acrobat is missing his left hand, right hand and right forearm but was balanced on his hands with his legs and feet pressed together above him. A life-size marble version of this figure at the British Museum shows the acrobat poised in a handstand over a crocodile.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This carved figurine of Amun is seated in a low-backed chair. There is a stele behing the figure. He wears a cap with a hole at the center. His right hand is on his knee, holding the symbol of life; his left hand is open on his knee. He wears a false beard, a gilt collar, arm-bands, bracelets, and the symbol of life.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Amun stands with his left foot advanced; his right hand once held a scepter, while his left hand, clenched to his chest, held another attribute. The eyes and eyebrows were inlaid, and the figure may have been gilded.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Amun stands with his left foot advanced; both arms are down at his side; his right hand held an ankh symbol and his left hand is clenched. His crown bears double plumes and a sun-disc.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Amun stands with his left foot advanced; his right arm is down at his side, while his left hand is held out, bent at the elbow. His cap has double plumes and a sun-disc.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This carved sculpture depicts Mut with the crowns of upper and lower Egypt with a uraeus, and Amun with a crown with a uraeus with a hole for the insertion of plumes. Each holds the symbol of life. The right arm of Mut is broken.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: [Label] On old label: 101Reign: Style:
Late Period interest in the past is clearly demonstrated in this work, whose composition, clothing, and poses all recall Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom works. Details such as the crisp precision of the carving and the presence of personal names date the piece to the Late Period. It shows its owners, Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet and his wife Hathor-em-hat, to the viewer's left. Their daughter, with close-cropped hair, kneels at center. The three are entertained by a harpist named Psamtik-seneb, who "plays the harp for the good of their spirits everyday." The harpist's name means "may King Psamtik be healthy." The tomb from which this relief came was located in Saqqara, the necropolis (cemetery) of Memphis, an important center for the worship of the goddesses Sakhmet and Hathor, whose names are incorporated into the tomb owners' names.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: late 26th DynastyInscriptions: Inscriptions above each of the figures identify the person depicted: [Translation] "Priest of Sekhmet of the Acacia Tree, Priest of Ptah: Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet," "his wife: Hathor-em-hat," "his beloved daughter Ta-(net)-Nefertem," and the harpist and "singer Psamtik-seneb," who is "plucking the harp for your" [i.e. Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet's] "Ka" (life force) "everyday."Reign: Amasis-Psammetichus III (570-525 BC)Style:
Anubis, the god of embalming and protector of the deceased, is depicted with a man's body, a jackal's head, and long wig. The arms and the tip of the nose were made separately. The figure was likely made for a tomb.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
The Apis bull is shown with an ornamented saddle-cloth, a winged scarab, and a vulture with spread wings on his back. He wears a sun disc and uraeus to signify his divinity.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Twenty-sixth DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
A scarab with wings is engraved on the bull's neck, and a saddle with two more pairs of wings are engraved on the back.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This statuette represents a "ba" spirit wearing a sun disc. The "ba," depicted as a human-headed bird, was a spiritual aspect of one's personality.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This schist ape has inlayed glass eyes and a hole in its head for the insertion of a plume (?). The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
A funerary image for the couple's tomb, this sculpture was meant to function as a dwelling place for their spirits. Relief images of the couple's two sons appear on the sides of the seat.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); sculptures, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
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:
This block statue is carved in the round and depicts a seated man with a beard and wig. His nose and chin are damaged.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th Dynasty (?)Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Block statues could be found in either tombs or temples. The human figure is carved as a simple, cubic mass that is both stable and durable, important features for an object intended to be an eternal dwelling place for the spirit of its deceased owner. The surface of the block also provided space for inscriptions. The texts on this statue are addressed to the clergy of the temple, requesting offerings and other benefits for Ankh-pekhred.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 30th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This sculpture has been carved in the round and depicts a figure with knees drawn up, arms crossed, and hands holding an ankh and a flower. There is an inscription on the front of the dress, and on the rear column.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [On the garment] Osiris, the divine father and prophet-priest of Amon-em-epet-sewet, Ankh-pekhrod (Chapokrates), the blessed, son of the divine father Pede-Amon-neb-nesut-tewy (Petemestus), the blessed, born of the lady, the chantress of Amon-re, Nes-Har-pre, the blessed, living and rejuvenescing eternally. [On the rear column] Osiris, the divine father, Ankh-pekhrod, the blessed, living eternally.Reign: Style:
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:
This piece is a small serpentine, New Kingdom, block statue of Kha-em-Waset. Kha-em-Waset was a noble who held the titles of Fan-Bearer and Chief of Works in the Temple of Amun. This statue would have been placed as a votive in the temple of Amun. Kha-em-Waset sits with his knees drawn up upon a rectangular bench, which in turn rests upon a rectangular base. The back right corner of the base is missing. There is a rectangular back plinth behind him. He wears a long, smooth, ankle-length garment. The outlines of his legs are visible in profile and his arms are visible within the garment as well. His arms are folded and hands rest flat upon his upper arms. An insignia on his upper right arm identifies him as belonging to the Temple of Amun. There are two vertical columns of hieroglyphics text on the front of his garment and on the back plinth. A single horizontal band of text surrounds the base. His wig is a New Kingdom combination of delicate wavy strands over plaited curls. His eyes are large and recall the orientalized almond-shaped eyes of Amenhotep III. His lips are thick and form a slight smile. His ears are unusually pointed. He has a short, squared beard.For the latest information about this object, sculpture (visual works); figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] All things which go forth on the offering table of Amun, (lord of) coolness and dryness, for the fan-bearer, Kha-em-Waset; [Translation] The true admirable one of good character, of kindly manners, who is not negligent, the fan bearer of the troop "Beautiful is the yeomanry", Kha-em-Waset; [Translation] An offering which the king gives to Amun-Re, King of the gods, that he may give a good life to him who is devoted to him and puts himself upon his face, the fan-bearer Kha-em-Waset. An offering which the king gives to Amun-Re, (lord of) coolness and dryness, that he may give a good life in following him until he reaches the age in goodness, to the fan-bearer, Kha-em-Waset ////, the Chief of the works in the Temple of Amun. [Mark] Temple of AmunReign: Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC)Style:
This seated figures has his knees drawn up and his hands on his knees.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculptures, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [Multipart Inscription; A, on front and sides of dress] An offering which the king gives to Amon-re, the primeval god of the Two Lands (i.e., the original god of the world, the first created), who has created all things, and to (the gods) who are in Thebes, that they may give all things which go forth on their offering-altar in the course of every day, whatever the heaven gives and the earth creates and what the Nile brings to them, flying of (my) soul to all places it loves, enjoying the rays of the sun-disc, smelling the breeze of the good north wind, strolling along the river, offering gifts of fresh water (?) in their temple eternally to the Osiris, the divine father and priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, the privy councillor, the ab-priest, the high priest of Southern On (Hermonthis), the great ... in Thebes, the prophet of the holy User-het-bark of Amun, Nes-ba-neb-Dedet (Smendes), the blessed, son of a man of the same titles, Pe-kher-Khons (Pchorchonsis), the blessed, born of the lady Nehems-ra-tewy, the blessed: May thy statue be in the venerable horizon (i.e., this temple) without perishing in it forever, may sacrifices be brought to thee when every face opens in the temple of ..., may you eat and follow the holy bark (in the procession) in the course of every day of making water-offering; may you receive loaves of bread on the beautiful offering-table ..., may all the young people bend their arms in joy (in greeting), for you have pleased them. [B, on the rear column, the "Saitic Formula"] The local god of the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, the high priest in Southern On, the privy councillor, the ab-priest, the chief of ... the priest of the Sun of the roof of the temple of Amun in the first phyle (order) Nes-ba-neb-Dedet, the blessed, son of (a man of) the same titles, Per-kher-Khons, the blessed, born of the lady, the chantress of Amon-re, Nehems-ra-tewy, the blessed, may (the god) be placed behind him, while his Ka is in front of him, eternally. [C, on the base] An offering which the king gives to Amon-re, lord of the Two Lands, and to the gods and goddesses who are in the temple of Soker, that they may give all good things every day to the divine father Nes-ba-neb-Dedet, the blessed, the son of (a man of) the same titles, Pe-kher-Khons, born of the lady Nehems-ra-tewy, the blessed.Reign: Style:
This figure is a squatting priest who has his hands crossed o his knees. There is an inscription on the sides of the pedestal, the front of the dress, and the rear columns.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [Multipart inscription; A, on the front of the dress] ...the divine father and prophet-priest of Amon-em-epet-sewet, Nes-ba-neb-Dedet, the blessed, on of Irty-r-tjey, the blessed, born of the lady Khered-ankh, the blessed: may you be as a god, may your name be as (a name of) a god, in whom you live eternally and your genius every day. [B, on the base] An offering which the king gives to Amon-re, lord of the thrones of the Two Lands (and of?) Karnak, and (to) Ptah-Soker, who is in the Holy Place, and (to) the gods, who are in Thebes, that they may give all good things on which a god lives, in the course of every day, at all festivals of the heaven and of the earth ..., the smelling of the sweet breeze (of the north wind) as a (?) revered, drinking (?), (at) running water, to Nes-ba-neb-Dedet. [C, on the rear column, illegible]Reign: Style:
This block statue depicts a squatting figure with his knees drawn up and arms crossed on his knees. He wears a large wig and has a beard. Inscriptions run on the front dress, right and left sides of the dress, and in columns in the rear.For the latest information about this object, statues; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [On front and sides above main inscription] "Amun", "Mut", and "Khonsu", "the divine father, Nes-Min, the blessed." [Main inscription] An offering which the king gives to Amon-re, lord of the thrones of the Two Lands, who is in command in Epet-sewet, the primeval god of the Two Lands, glorious by his arm, bull of his mother, the king of the gods, who is gleaming beautifully in Thebes, the full moon, the prince of the stars; offering brought on his altar, cool water sprinkled (?) upon his offering-table, all good and pure things, all gifts, vegetables, which come forth upon his altar daily, after the god has set; from the Osiris, the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, prophet-priest of Sobk-Shedety, who is in Ishru, Nes-Min the blessed, son of the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, the ... priest of Amun, ab-priest of Amun, who enters into the secret (?) of the palace (temple) of Amon-re, the primeval god of the Two Lands, and of the ennead of ..., born of the lady, the chantress of Amon-re, Nes-Hor-pre, the venerable...Reign: Style:
This black granite sculpture depicts a squatting figure with knnees drawn up and arms folded on the knees.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [Inscription, four vertical rows and one horizontal row] An offering which the king gives [to] Amon-re, the lord of the thrones of the Two Lands, chief of Epet (Karnak), and Ptah, Soker, and Osiris, who is in the Holy Place, that they may give a funerary offering of bread, beer, oxen, and fowl, unguent, clothing, and alabaster (oil jars) to the prophet-priest of Amon-re, king of the gods, the divine father of Ptah of Memphis and Hathor, who is in Thebes, [to] Nes-Min (Sminis), the blessed, son of a man with the same titles, the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, Yah-mose, son of Ptah-mer-Amun (?), the blessed, born of the lady, the chantress of Amon-re, Dis-Amun.Reign: Style:
This block statue is of a squatting man with an inscription on the front dress and rear.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [On the front of the dress] An offering which the king gives to Amon-re, the lord of the thrones of the Two Lands, who is governing in Epet-sewet, and Mut, the eye of Re, the lady, and Khonsu in Thebes, Nefer-hotep (Nephotes), the gods and goddesses who are in Epet-sewet, that they may give everything which comes forth on their offering tables in the course of every day, to the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, the prophet-priest of Khnum, Pe-kher-Khons (Pchorchonsis), the blessed, who is called also Pa-Mont, the blessed, son of the divine father Oser-were (Osoroeris), the blessed. [On the rear column] Osiris, the divine father and prophet-priest of Khnum, Pe-kher-Khons, the blessed, son of Oser-were, the blessed.Reign: Style:
This block sculpture depicts a squatting priest. It is inscribed on the rear, the front dress and the lap.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: [Multipart inscription; A, on the top] Osiris, chief of ... the divine father, Pede-Amon-neb-nesut-tewy (Petemestus). Made to him by his son to cause his name to live, the divine father, the sekhenu-udjat (priest, name omitted). [B, on the front] An offering which the king gives (to) Amon-re, lord of the thrones of the Two Lands, that he may give a funerary offering of bread, beer, oxen, and fowl, incense, clothing, and alabaster (oil jars), all good and pure things on which a god lives, to the prophet-priest of Mont, lord of Thebes, prophet-priest of Amun, who is in his house (temple), prophet-priest of (the goddess) Ipet-weret (Taweret), Pede-Amon-neb-nesut-tewy, son of a man with the same titles, Hor, son of a man with the same titles, Djed-Mut-ef-onkh, son of a man with the same titles, Hor, son of the prophet-priest of Amon-em-epet-sewet (Amun of Karnak), the gold of the god, the real relative of the king, beloved of him, Pede-Mut, the blessed before Osiris, revered before Mont. [C, on the rear column, the "Saitic Formula"] The local god of the prophet-priest of Mont, lord of Thebes, Pede-Amon-neb-nesut-tewy, son of the prophet-priest of Mont, lord of Thebes, Hor, may he be placed, ...etc. ... His feet are not hindered, his heart is not opposed. He is the Heliopolitan (Osiris).Reign: Style:
This block statue is carved in the round and depicts a seated figure with his hands drawn up and his arms crossed on his knees. There is an inscription on the front of the dress.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: [Inscription] On the front of the dressReign: Style:
This seated figures has his knees drawn up and his arms crossed on his knees. His feet are broken in front.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 12th DynastyInscriptions: [Inscription]Reign: Style:
This squatting figure has his knees drawn up and his arms crossed on his knees. He wears a wig. On the front is the deceased worshipping Osiris. There are incised hieroglyphics around the pedestal, the rear column, and the front dress.For the latest information about this object, statues; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation from G. Steindorff, 1946, Catalogue of the Egyptian Sculpture in the Walters Art Gallery, p. 56, no. 164] Inscriptions on front: “Osiris Sheshonq, the blessed (true of voice) before Osiris” and “Osiris, who is in the divine hall.” Inscriptions around base from right front: “An offering which the king gives to Osiris, lord of the divine hall, that he may give all good and pure things on which the gods live, to the Osiris, the excellent, who is the … of the Amun temple of the third phyle, Sheshonq, the blessed, son of the divine father Pe-kher-Khons (Pchorchonsis), the blessed, born of the chantress of Amon-re…” On rear column, the “Saitic Formula”: “The local god of the divine father and prophet-priest of Amun in Epet-sewet, the praised and high-spirited Sheshonq, the blessed, son of the divine father Pe-kher-Khons, the blessed, [is] behind, like the Heliopolitan (sic).”Reign: Style:
A "kudurru," the Akkadian term for boundary stone, combines images of the king, gods, and divine symbols with a text recording royal grants of land and tax exemption to an individual. While the original was housed in the temple, a copy of the document was kept at the site of the land in question. This example was found at the temple of Esagila, the primary sanctuary of the god Marduk. The king Marduk-nadin-ahe is depicted with his left hand raised in front of his face; he wears the tall Babylonian feathered crown and an elaborately decorated garment with a honeycomb pattern. On the top are a sun disk, star, crescent moon, and scorpion, representing deities who witnessed the land grant and tax exemption. A snake-dragon deity emerges from a row of altars shaped like temple façades along the back.For the latest information about this object, boundary stones, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: [Inscription] On reverse; fragmentary, partially preserving the names of four witnesses.Reign: Marduk-nadin-ahe (1099-1082 BC)Style:
This fragment from a statue that showed its owner kneeling before his god reflects classic elements of Egyptian sculpture. It was created at a time when Egypt was also influenced by Nubian and Libyan culture, though, as can be seen in the heavy folds of flesh around the mouth and the shape and placement of the eyes.For the latest information about this object, sculpture (visual works); statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: early 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This model of the head of a King has the top of the head cut off. It has bands on the chest, probably for the ends of a wig. There are squares drawn on the top, bottom, and back.For the latest information about this object, models (representations); sculptures; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th Dynasty (?)Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This sculptor's model depicts the bust of a king; all the sides are flat and bear incised grid squares that are partly oblitherated. The face is finished and the headband is rendered. The headcloth is sculpted without detail.For the latest information about this object, busts; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 30th-Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This sculptor's model depicts the bust of a king. The back, sides and base are flat and incised with grid squares, though some have been oblitherated. The king's face is finished, while the headcloth is nearly finished and lacks detail. The uraeus is indicated by a rectangular projection and incised with lines.For the latest information about this object, busts; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This sculpture is broken off below the breast. The man's left arm is across his breast. His nose is broken away and his chin is damaged.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statues, sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 25th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
The end of the 25th Dynasty and the beginning of the 26th was a time of stylistic experimentation. Sculptors revived traditional forms, with modifications, and also created innovative decorations. The application to the chest of incised figures of the god Osiris lasted only until the end of the reign of King Psamtik I (610 BCE).For the latest information about this object, busts; sculptures; statutettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Psammetichus I (664-610 BC)Style:
This bust from a statuette wears a short wig, which consists of rows of dark brown rectangles and does not cover the ears. His eyebrows are painted black, his eyes are also painted, and his skin is painted a deep dark brown. His necklace, consisting of three rows of colored beads, is painted white, dark red, dark blue, and light blue. There are traces of gilding on the back of the statue. His nipples are made from inlaid dowels inserted into the body.
In addition to being cut off at the level of the pectorals, this piece has suffered additional damage, such as at the back of the wig, which is sheared off. There are also slight cracks in his back, as well as a larger crack on the left side of his neck. Paint has also fallen off of the chest and face. There are extensive restorations, including the coloring (the face has been repainted), which unfortunately obscures the original impression of this piece.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Sixth DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
One of a small number of surviving busts, this was probably a model for a larger work. The garment resembles those worn by officials when Egypt was part of the Persian Empire. The facial features are remarkable for their naturalistic rendering of old age.For the latest information about this object, sculpture (visual works); portraits; busts; statuette, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 27th-30th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This was once part of a statue showing a seated queen wearing the vulture headdress associated with queens as well as goddesses such as Isis and Hathor. The 30th Dynasty saw the revival of Middle Kingdom motifs, such as the wig with large curls and the large ears. Late Period details include the fleshy face, the slight smile, and the long cosmetic lines of the eyes and brows.For the latest information about this object, sculpture (visual works); statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 30th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
On each side of this fragmentary relief is a sunken carving showing a bust of a ram-headed deity, probably Khnum, facing to the right. The busts are alike except for the broad collars--on one side, the broad collar is not finished.For the latest information about this object, models (representations), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This bust, broken off across the breast and upper arms, was once probably part of a seated tomb statue. There are no traces of a rear pillar. He wears a short, close-fitting wig of rectangular rows of curls, which leaves his modeled ears uncovered. He originally wore a short kilt, but now only the top of it is preserved, to be found at his back. His eyelids are carved. His pectorals are indicated, and he possesses a bipartite torso. His arms are close to his body. Other than being broken above the waist, this piece is well preserved.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 9th-10th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
The flesh folds around the mouth, the pockets beneath the eyes, the sharply furrowed brow, and the downward turn of the mouth impart a sense of emotion and experience to this sculpture. Indeed, the expression is almost fierce.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This statuette of a seated cat is a hollow cast from bronze. The tail of the cat curls around the proper right side of the body. The cat has a sweet face with large eyes. Both ears are pierced for earrings, most likely of gold, which are now missing. The ornaments worn by the cat, including a three row beaded collar, an wadjet eye amulet suspended on a cord and a scarab beetle on the top of its' head are all incised into the surface. Conservation work to counter-act inroads of spontaneous corrosion (also known commonly as "bronze disease"), uncovered the remains of a fetal cat within the sandy matrix inside the hollow of the body of the cat. (Fink and Kopp, fig. 2) Both the fill and the bones were determined to be ancient. The matrix was composed of sand and an alkali, probably natron, which may have been used to embalm the cat. These elements cemented to create a hard, faience-like material. Electrolytic preservation stabilized the chloridic surface, removing the green patina that had built up (see Fink and Kopp for technical details). The cavity opening is located beneath the back quarters of the cat. The cat does not have an original base, but rectangular tangs may be noted beneath the front feet and the base of the tail. After conservation the body was treated with wax and the opening was refilled with a sand-wax mixture in order to keep the weakened bronze body from collapsing upon itself. An ancient dent at the lower back was filled and tinted to match the body (Fink and Kopp, p. 114).For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
The seated cat bears engravings of a scarab on the head, a necklace, and a neck-cord with a figure of Maat (truth). Ear hairs and wiskers are shown. The eyes are inlaid with colorless glass, while the tail is inlaid with rectangular pieces of red, white, and blue glass. The ears are perforated for earrings.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head of Bast, with erect ears, has a necklace and an aegis at the front.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); heads, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This black steatite cippus is carved in low relief and depicts Horus the child. The piece has two young crocodiles on the base, and the head of Bes at the top. The figure holds two scorpions, a gazelle, and a lion.For the latest information about this object, cippi, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th-30th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
The patron deities of ancient Samannud, the war and air god Onuris-Shu and his lioness-headed mate, Mehyet, are shown enthroned on the outer face of this block. Originally, a king would have stood before them presenting offerings. Both gods hold an ankh (life symbol) and a scepter: his is the was scepter (symbolizing prosperity and dominion), hers is a papyrus scepter. On the inner face of the block, a king presents a floral offering to the divine couple, but only part of Onuris-Shu's figure remains.For the latest information about this object, reliefs, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Ptolemy II PhiladelphosStyle:
This sarcophagus cover has a picked rough surface except for the human face. The figure's ears are turned out. The head is broken at neck level.For the latest information about this object, sarcophagi (coffins); coffins, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This duck figurine has wing feathers and eyes carved with a painted neck and head. There is a wood pin in the top of its head.
Geese, ducks, and other fowl were common in ancient Egypt. They were part of the daily diet and were used as offerings for deities and the deceased. Fishing and fowling were popular motifs in tomb and temple decoration. This colorful duck is unusual in its size and style, and it is possible that it was re-carved later. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This face of a man is carved in the round. He has a beard and the back of his head is split off. The piece is broken through the neck. It is possible that this piece is a fragment of a statue of a god.For the latest information about this object, figurines; fragments; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This face may have been part of a statue made from different materials, with marble used for the flesh.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
The falcon was associated with several celestial gods. One was Horus, a deity closely identified with living monarchs. This sculpture served as a protective image at a temple and once had a crown made separately, perhaps also from stone or even gilded bronze.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 30th-early Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This statue is carved in very high relief. It depicts two males and two female figures with their hands at their sides. There may be traces of inscriptions on their dresses. The corner of the base is broken off.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 12th-13th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This statue group consists of two men and a woman and a flat relief carving of a small child, created during the Third Intermediate Period or Late Period with a style that archaizes to the Middle Kingdom.
The figures stand upon a low rectangular base with rounded corners and against a rectangular back support with rounded corners. It is assumed, based upon other examples that these figures form a family group, but exactly what the relationships are is uncertain due to the lack of an inscription. The costumes and body styles of the figures archaize to the Middle Kingdom but the faces are clearly much later. The central male figure represents the person of the highest status. He wears a long, high waisted garment tied just below his pectorals. His arms are straight and his hands are placed flat against the fronts of his thighs. His left arm is slightly longer than his right. Both men wear a simple bag wig. The man to the left stands with his left arm hanging straight, his hand clenched into a fist. His right arm is around the back of the central figure and only his hand is visible on the shoulder of the central man. He wears a short, wrapped kilt with a belt. The area between his pectoral and the belt of his kilt is very rough and is appears that originally he had a higher waisted garment which was modified.
Next to the left leg of the left man there is a depiction of a small naked child. The carving is rough, very flat raised relief. Perhaps this is a representation of the child of the left man. The woman stands to the right of the central figure and wears a sheer ankle-length sheath gown. Her breasts, abdomen and pubic area are clearly visible beneath her garment. Her right arm hangs at her side with her hand flat on her thigh while her left arm crosses behind the second figure and her hand appears on his shoulder. She wears a Hathor style wig with curling lappets resting upon her breasts. She stands in the position of the second highest status.
Perhaps we have a husband and wife with an older son and either a very young second son or a grandchild. The quality of the carving of the child suggests that this figure was added as an afterthought. A major crack runs from the top of the piece to the bottom through the body of the central figure. The surface is quite pitted and the left front corner of the base has been broken away.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 25th-26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This piece is a Middle Kingdom limestone triad consisting of a central male figure flanked by two women. The central position of the male figure illustrates his elevated status over the women. It is assumed that the people are all related but the exact relationships are uncertain due to the incomplete state of the inscription.
The statue is inscribed on the base with a brief standard offering formula and the names of two of the individuals. All three figures have long arms and rather wide feet. They all share the same idealized facial features including heavy hooded eyes and mouths that droop down at the corners. The brow lines are quite straight and the foreheads are broad. These features echo the severity seen in royal portraiture of the time. The male figure wears a long wrapped garment which is tied at his waist. He stands with his left foot forward and his arms hang straight with both hands flat upon the fronts of his thighs. His striated wig pushes his large ears forward. Both women stand with their feet together and their hands rest flat against the sides of their thighs. They wear ankle length sheath gowns cut below the breasts with two wide shoulder straps. Their tripartite wigs are plaited and gathered at the back of the head. The wig lappets fall over the shoulders and curl outward at the ends in imitation of the wig worn by the goddess Hathor. The front left corner of the base is missing. A major crack cuts diagonally across the feet of the figures. The surface of the base is slightly raised beneath the feet of the male figure.
Statue groups representing families, in various combinations or sequences, were a common theme in ancient Egyptian art. Whereas in Old Kingdom statues the sizes of the individuals signaled their relative importance and their relationship, Middle Kingdom statue groups are characterized by more naturalistic depictions. This sculpture is further characteristic of Middle Kingdom group statuary with its back support, emphasized hands and feet, large ears, and heavy wigs.For the latest information about this object, sculpture (visual works); statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 12th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] A mortuary offering [granted by the king, and composed of] bread, beer, oxen, and fowl for the Ka [i.e., the creative and sustaining life power] of [...] -Sobek [...] born of Dedet-Sobek and [for] Aw, born of Senet.Reign: Style:
This pretty nude girl has an elaborate hairstyle with braids to the side and back of her head. She once held a flower (lotus or papyrus) or another small object in her left hand that was meant to please the tomb's owner.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This woman wears a long wig and a close-fitting dress. Although the figure has lost its arms and feet, the high quality of the piece is still visible in the details of the face.For the latest information about this object, statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 12th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This woman is shown nude, but with collar, bracelets and anklets. Women were normally depicted in a restful pose, with feet together and arms hanging down beside the body-not in the more active stance of men, with the left foot forward.
The woman has short hair painted black, in rows of rectangles. She wears a painted necklace, braclets, and anklets. Her feet have been repaired, and she has pins under her heels and set into modern base.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 6th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
King Ramesses II wears a headdress combining the royal nemes head cloth, with the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Note the king's royal beard, considered to be an attribute of the gods. Kings wore false beards (held in place by a cord) to portray themselves as living gods. The inscribed belt buckle contains the hieroglyphs forming his throne name, User-Maat-Re Setep-en-Re. The king would have had five names in total, this name and three others acquired when he assumed the throne, and Ramesses, his birth name. To his right, another figure was once placed, most likely a god or goddess.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 19th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style: Ramesside
Gold; filigree work; granualtion on back. Right horn missing; right hind leg partly severed from body.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This fragment is from a group that depicted the woman with another person, probably her husband. It was likely intended to be placed in their tomb. The hand of the second person is visible on the woman's upper arm. Part of the inscription on the back pillar is preserved and identifies the woman as a housewife, although her name is lost. The type of wig and the style of the face date the piece to the reign of King Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BCE). It is also possible that the figure was produced in the late 19th or early 20th century as a forgery.For the latest information about this object, statues; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th Dynasty (?)Inscriptions: [Translation] [Everything which comes forth upon] the table of the offerings to the spirit of the ladyReign: Amenhotep III (1388-1348 BC) (?)Style:
These two (together with Walters 22.100) well-preserved painted relief sculptures originally belonged to a depiction of a procession of gods, who represented the 42 nomes, or regions, of Egypt. They once decorated the lower part of the southeast wall of the First Hall, containing eight columns, within a temple dedicated to the god Osiris, built at Abydos by Ramesses II. The lower portion of both figures remains in place in the Ramesses temple, where they are exposed to the elements. The reliefs shown here, however, have retained their vivid color.
The deities bring offerings for the cult of Osiris in Ramesses' name. Their faces follow the portrait style of Ramesses II, with oval eyes, slightly hollowed eyelids, a small mouth, and a prominent, beaked nose. Note the remains of the hieroglyph above each figure's head, indicating that he or she is the personification of a region. The raised area of these nome-signs retains red pigment. A portion of the abundant offerings the male deity bears is preserved. His blue skin associates him with the forces of creation. Original pigments also include yellow on the female deity's face, blue on her wig, and light green on the plant stalks she holds in her right hand.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 19th DynastyInscriptions: [Transcription] ...n nb t3wy (Wsr-m3't-r'); [Translation] for the lord of the two lands, Usermaatre (Ramesses II)Reign: Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC)Style: Ramesside
These two (together with Walters 22.93) well-preserved painted relief sculptures originally belonged to a depiction of a procession of gods, who represented the 42 nomes, or regions, of Egypt. They once decorated the lower part of the southeast wall of the First Hall, containing eight columns, within a temple dedicated to the god Osiris, built at Abydos by Ramesses II. The lower portion of both figures remains in place in the Ramesses temple, where they are exposed to the elements. The reliefs shown here, however, have retained their vivid color.
The deities bring offerings for the cult of Osiris in Ramesses' name. Their faces follow the portrait style of Ramesses II, with oval eyes, slightly hollowed eyelids, a small mouth, and a prominent, beaked nose. Note the remains of the hieroglyph above each figure's head, indicating that he or she is the personification of a region. The raised area of these nome-signs retains red pigment. A portion of the abundant offerings the male deity bears is preserved. His blue skin associates him with the forces of creation. Original pigments also include yellow on the female deity's face, blue on her wig, and light green on the plant stalks she holds in her right hand.
For the latest information about this object, reliefs; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 19th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC)Style: Ramesside
This fragment is carved in low relief. It depicts a chin, mouth and nose, complete and in three quarters view. The eye is hollow and is filled with a white paste. The piece is broken across the eye. The back is smooth.For the latest information about this object, fragments; reliefs, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 12th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Egyptians prized lapis lazuli, acquired through trade with Afghanistan, for use in jewelry and small sculpture. This small fragment of a statuette most likely represents a goddess, possibly Maat, the goddess of order and justice. Her face and long wig are well preserved.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This block, carved in low raised relief, depicts the upper portion of a male figure facing right.
The royal scribe Nahu, brother of King Tutankhamen's treasurer Maya, is depicted wearing the elaborate court attire of the late New Kingdom. He wears a short coiffure of small braids that cover the ears, a pleated loincloth, a thin, pleated vest with short sleeves, and a double necklace, probably the esteemed Gold of Honor. In his raised right hand he holds a water jug, while in the left, which is stretched downwards, he holds an incense burner. The inscription, carved in sunk relief on a raised area in front of the man's face, identifies him as Nahu-(her), the brother of Maya, whose tomb at Saqqara this relief originally came from. This relief shows him making an offering in honor of his brother.
The surface of this piece is damaged, with chips, some chisel marks, and cracks in the surface. In some areas of the limestone, the matrix with chips looks very granular, yellowish-brown in color and resembling sandstone, though overall the surface is grayish in color. The libation vessel in his right hand is still nearly complete, but only about half of the incense burner he holds in his left hand is preserved on the slab. A correction was made to the incense burner held in the right hand during ancient times. There are traces of blue and other colors of pigments on the piece.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] His brother, the royal scribe, the overseer of the house, Nahu-(Her), justified.Reign: Tutankhamun-Horemheb (1333-1292 BC)Style:
This fragment of a tomb relief is now catalogued as part of Walters 22.97.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; fragments, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style: Neo-Memphite
The scene is carved in sunk relief and was part of the decoration of a tomb. It displays an attendant who holds with both hands the horns of an oryx-antelope.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: late 18th-early 19th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] Bringing an ibex; [Translation] Bringing.Reign: Style:
The fragment has preserved the erected shield of the cobra serpent combined with a royal head. The king has a royal headdress with a uraeus (a small cobra serpent) above his forehead.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); figurines; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: late 12th-13th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head has been carved in low relief and has hair arranged in triangles.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; walls; fragments, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
At the end of the Old Kingdom, the authority of the king and court had eroded, and Egypt split into at least two distinct regions. Without a great royal court to patronize workshops, artists and artisans worked for local governors and officials. Lively regional styles developed, usually showing elongated, fluid figures with features such as the hands, eyes, and ears emphasized. Here, the inscriptions are an invocation to Anubis, god of embalming and mummification, requesting funerary offerings of food and drink for the deceased.
This stela, carved in sunk relief, depicts a woman named Nefer-khabet. She wears a long, narrow, tight-fitting garment, a long wig, a collar, an armlet and a bracelet, and anklets. Her skin is painted pale yellow, her garment is pale blue, and her various pieces of jewelry are painted a darker shade of blue. She faces to the right and holds a blue lotus blossom with her left hand in front of her face, while her right arm hangs down at her side. In front of her is a short, small table heaped with offerings (two basins and two loaves, a shoulder of meat, vegetables, and more loaves); beneath it are ewer and a basin. More offerings (two baskets with food, four pottery jars on stands, loaves, and bunches of onions) are placed to the right of this table. The offerings are painted in red, yellow, and pale green, and are surrounded on three sides (all except the bottom) by a thin black rectangular border. Three rows and one column of inscription in blue are placed above her and to her right. Surrounding the scene on three sides (except for the bottom) is a border consisting of pale green, yellow, red, and black boxes, with an outline of black around them. The stela is broken on all four sides, breaking off three areas (upper left, lower left and right) of the colored-block border. The yellow, green, red, blue, and brown colors are well preserved.For the latest information about this object, stelae, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 9th-10th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] An offering which the king gives to Anubis, who is upon his mountain, the mi-wet, the lord of the necropolis, in all his places: offerings, to the sole royal ornament, the revered one, Nefer-KhabetReign: Style:
This piece is a rectangular, round-topped stela, its images carved in low raised relief, while it's inscription is carved in sunk relief. It depicts the deceased and his wife seated before an offering table, facing to the left. The male wears a collar and a long kilt and has a shaved head, while his wife wears a long, narrow, strapless garment, and an elaborate wig surmounted with a cone of fat. He holds a lotus blossom to his nose, while his wife places her hands on him in a loving gesture. On the opposite side of the table is a sem-priest holding a closed "Hst" (water)-vase. Above these three people, in the curved portion of the stela, is a symmetrical image: two recumbent Anubis-jakals (one has Inp-"Anubis" written above his back), each sitting upon a shrine, facing each other. Between them is the hieroglyph for "imnt"-meaning the "West" (i.e. the Necropolis). Behind each of the jackals is a "wDAt"-eye, and above the left jackal is preserved a "Sn" hieroglyph (symbolizing protection) on top of a cup/basket hieroglyph. There are remnants of red and black pigment on the stela. The stela was broken into two large fragments and the top right corner is broken off; large metal staples and plaster have been added. There is an odd-looking divot between the back of the female and the back of the chair.For the latest information about this object, stelae; funerary sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: [Transcription] Text damaged during conversion: 1) htp [di] ny-swt wsir nb ddw ntrw nbw dt di=sn 2) ax m pp (sic) xr ra wsr m ta pa (sic) xr gb maa-xrw m 3) xrt-ntr xr wsir qb m irp irtt ssp 4) n pw sbw/dfaw m r-staw iw xtxt m-bah nbw hr sms ka tawyw (sic) ra nb 5) n (sic) xr; [Translation] An offering which the king gives to Osiris, lord of Busiris and the gods, the lords of eternity, so that they may give - (being) glorious in heaven before Re, powerful on the earth before Geb, and justified in the necropolis before Osiris - cold (water), with wine and milk, receiving food-offerings in Ro-Setau, coming and going in the presence of the lords, following the ka of the two lands everyday to the...Reign: Style:
This black granite funeral stele has incised inscriptions in sunk relief including a heaven sign, a bark, Osiris, Anubis, Isis, Nephthys, an offering table and a priest worshipping.For the latest information about this object, stelae; relief, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This sunk relief stele depicts two men facing one another, each holding a sceptre and a flail. The men wear a long and short kilt. There are hieroglyphs above and between them. The piece has a rope border and has been repaired across the center with small restored areas. The piece was chipped on arrival, and has a wood frame.For the latest information about this object, stelae, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 6th DynastyInscriptions: [Inscription] Above and between the menReign: Pepi II (2279-2219 BC)Style:
Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re is represented twice on this round-topped funerary monument commemorating him and his parents. Beneath a winged sun disk, the official is shown worshipping the lord of the underworld, Osiris, and his wife, Isis. In front of Meri-neith's upraised hands is a table heaped with food and floral offerings. At the bottom, he makes a floral offering to his father, Psamtik, and mother, Amenirdis. The arrangement of this couple almost mirrors that of the divine couple above them. Between the two scenes are three lines of hieroglyphic text that record a request for funerary offerings on behalf of the three individuals.For the latest information about this object, stelae; relief, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: [At the top] The lord of the heaven, the (god) of Edfu (Behdet). [First register] Osiris, the lord of the necropolis. Isis, the great, the God's mother. The revered before Osiris, Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re, son of Psametik. [Lower register] Psametik, son of Tefnakhte. The Lady Amenerdais. His son, Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re, the blessed. [MIddle register] An offering which the king gives (to) Ptah-Soker-Osiris, the great god, the lord of the necropolis, that he may give funerary offerings of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, all good pure things, incense, cool water (to) the Osiris, Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re, son of Psametik, the blessed, son of Tefnakhte, the blessed, born of Amenerdais.Reign: Style: Saitic
This round topped funerary stela of Tembu is carved in very low relief and brightly painted in red, yellow, blue, and black. The decoration comprises of two registers of offering scenes and a register of inscription on the bottom. The top depicts two Wadjit eyes flanking a shen-ring and water ripples with a bowl. Below this Tembu is seated with his wife on a typical 18th-Dynasty double chair. Under the chair and attached to it by a leash, is a pet monkey, holding a mirror and a cosmetic vase, which is a typical feature of New Kingdom stelae. The table in front of the couple holds loosely arranged offerings of bread, beef, vegetables and lotus buds and two jugs on stands below the table. One of the daughters of the couple stands in front of the large wine jar decorated with a "nymphaea caerulea" and presents a bowl of wine to her parents. The middle register depicts the rest of the family, including Tembu's sons Teti, Tetimose, Teiy, and Ahmose, holding various flowers and two daughters Senetnefer and Henut, holding flowers. Three of the sons wear short military kilts in accordance with their titles, while the fourth son wears a long kilt and a shirt. Between the daughters and the sons, is placed an extremely large jar decorated with a lotus flower, and topped with a clay stopper.For the latest information about this object, stelae, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: early 18th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] His daughter Mahu; Superintendent Tembu; His wife, mistress of the house Taneane(t); His daughter Senetnefer; His daughter Henut; His son, captain Teti; His son, captain of the ship, Tetimes; His son, captain Teiy; His son herdsman? Ahmose; An offering which the king gives, to Osiris, lord of Busiris, Great god, lord of Abydos, that he may give invocation offerings of oxen, fowl, and every good and pure thing on which the god lives to the Ka of the superintendent, Tembu, his wife, mistress of the house Tanene(t), repeating life, mistress of honorReign: Style: Thutmoside
This relef stele depicts two women, a girl, and a boy on a funeral couch between two jackals. The two jackals are the jackel god of the dead, Anubis. The piece has an inscription in Greek, and is said to be from Akhmim.For the latest information about this object, stelae; reliefs, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: ByzantineInscriptions: [Translation] Didymis, 40 years old, Theodora, her daughter, 19, Athas a baby of one year [not represented], Dionysarin, 45, Athur, 10, 1st year of the indiction. Farewell.Reign: Style:
This image may show Khonsu as a child, due to the inscription on the base, although the boy is shown in a manner typically identified as that of Horus the child (Harpokrates). The child wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, with a sidelock of youth on one side of his head. He holds his right finger to his lips in a typical gesture of childhood, while his left fist is held down at his side.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: [On base, partially obliterated] Khonsu-pekhrod (Khonsu-child) give life...Reign: Style:
Harpokrates is shown seated, although his original seat has been lost. He places his right index finger at his mouth in the customary gesture of childhood and has a sidelock of youth. He wears a royal headcloth with uraeus and a large hemhem crown; aside from an engraved collar, he is otherwise nude. The eyes are inlaid with silver.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Harpokrates is shown nude, wearing a necklace or pectoral and a stylized version of the double crown of Egypt. He holds a cornucopia in his left hand and puts his right finger to his lips in a gesture common to Egyptian depictions of young children.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Horus the Child is depicted standing with his left leg forward. He wears the side lock of youth and the crown of Upper Egypt.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 22nd DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Horus is seated, wearing the uraeus and the sidelock of youth, with his hands at his sides.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th Dynasty (or later)Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Nude Harpokrates stands in a marked S-curve; his legs are broken and missing below the knees, while the arms, apparently mechanically riveted on, are lost. Comparisons with other representations of Harpokrates suggest that he held a cornucopia in his proper left arm and put his right index finger to his mouth, as a gesture representative of children. He wears the combined crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. His wavy hair is bound into a top knot above his forehead and is partially braided in the back. The eyes would have held inlays.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Horus is seated, wearing the uraeus and the sidelock of youth, with his hands at his sides.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th Dynasty (or later)Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This carved head has inlaid eyes with bronze rims. The eyes are white stone balls with black pupils. The eyebrows are painted brown. The piece is broken at the neck.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 11th-12th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head is carved in the round and has short hair in rows of rectangles. The piece has almond-shaped eyes and an iridescent surface. It is broken off at the neck. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statues, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This human face has eyes and eyebrows that are hollow for inlay. The top is cut off roughly. The back is smooth. There are two holes in the back for attachment, and an extention below the chin with a hole through it for attachment.For the latest information about this object, fragments; mummy cases, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This head and bust of a king has a uraeus and a long wig. The piece has been broken and repaired, and the shoulders and back were apparently not completed. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This painted bust has the back of a chair broken off around the edge of the head. The piece is probably a forgery.For the latest information about this object, busts, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th Dynasty (?)Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This statuette is carved in the round. It depicts a seated man with an inscription on his chest, right and left arms, and pilaster at the rear.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nefer-ib-Re, the good god, Psametik, living eternally, like Re. | An offering that the king gives [to] Bastet, the eye of Re, the mistress of the 'Life of the two lands,' who sees (?) the sun-disc... [From Steindorff 1946, p. 52]Reign: Style:
This piece is carved in the round, and depicts the head of Amun. His eyes are to be inlayed, and his beard is to be attached. He wears a cap. There is a hole in the top for the insertion of a plume. At the back is a stele with an inscription.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: [Translation] Amon-Re, lord of the thrones [of the Two Lands]... [From Steindorff 1946, p. 118]Reign: Style:
This figure has a false beard and wears a helmet with a snake at front. He has an elongated head with a hawk at the back of his head and the wings at sides of his head. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 18th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This wall fragment is carved in low relief and depicts the head of a male, possibly Amun, to the right. It is a fragment of a temple relief, and is probably from Deir el-Bahri.For the latest information about this object, reliefs; fragments; walls, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 11th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style: