Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet
- Medium: Steatite, glazed
- Reportedly From: Giza, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 755-730 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XXII Dynasty-early XXIV Dynasty
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dimensions: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Base: 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (2 x 4.9 x 8 cm)
- Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor - Accession Number: 37.344E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Image: Front, 37.344E_front_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Nesbanebdjedet was one of several Libyans contending for rule in Egypt from the end of Dynasty XXII to Dynasty XXIV. He seems to have had an exaggerated sense of his own power. The hieroglyphic text on the base uses phraseology normally applied only to kings, and the kneeling attitude is usually reserved for royal representations.
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