Sunk Relief of a King
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Object Label
This image, possibly from a temple, shows a king with arms raised in adoration or offering before one or more now missing deities. Above the king is a sun disk, which hieroglyphs identify as a form of the celestial king Horus. The sun disk's pendant cobras with life signs are the protective goddesses of northern and southern Egypt.
Caption
Sunk Relief of a King, ca. 874–773 B.C.E.. Limestone, 27 x 12 1/4 x 4in. (68.6 x 31.1 x 10.2cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 1991.40. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1991.40_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Title
Sunk Relief of a King
Date
ca. 874–773 B.C.E.
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Possible place made: Delta, Egypt
Medium
Limestone
Classification
Dimensions
27 x 12 1/4 x 4in. (68.6 x 31.1 x 10.2cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
1991.40
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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