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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Pawerem, Priest of Bastet

570–510 B.C.E.

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Object Label

Each morning in the temple, the pharaoh, or a priest playing the role of pharaoh, cared for the image of a god in order to protect it from the forces of chaos and assist the god’s daily rebirth. Temple Statue of Pawerem holds a shrine containing an image of the goddess Bastet, while Kneeling Statue of a Man holds a seated figure of Osiris, the god of the dead. Such statues (called naophoros, or “shrine-bearing”) link their owners to the daily temple ritual and associate them permanently with the divine cycle of death and rebirth.

Caption

Pawerem, Priest of Bastet, 570–510 B.C.E.. Basalt, 18 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in., 74 lb. (46 × 19.1 × 28.6 cm, 33.57kg) mount (mount (dimensions when installed)): 19 x 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (48.3 x 19.1 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.36E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Pawerem, Priest of Bastet

Date

570–510 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 26 to early Dynasty 27

Period

Late Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt, Possible place made: Bubastis (modern day Zagazig), Egypt

Medium

Basalt

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

18 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in., 74 lb. (46 × 19.1 × 28.6 cm, 33.57kg) mount (mount (dimensions when installed)): 19 x 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (48.3 x 19.1 x 29.2 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.36E

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