King Osorkon I
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Object Label
Third Intermediate Period metalworkers often used gold inlays to embellish their sculptures. They first carved a channel that they filled with gold thread. Then they hammered the rounded edge of the gold until it was flush with the bronze. On this statuette, the names of Osorkon I, the images of the gods Re-Horakhty and Thoth, the belt, and the striations of the shendyt-kilt were all produced with gold inlay.
Caption
King Osorkon I, ca. 924–889 B.C.E.. Bronze, gold, 5 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 in. (14.1 x 3.8 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.92. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
King Osorkon I
Date
ca. 924–889 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 22
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Place found: Shibin El Qanater, Egypt
Medium
Bronze, gold
Classification
Dimensions
5 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 in. (14.1 x 3.8 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
57.92
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