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Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet

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.

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

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