Kneeling Figure of Harbes
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Object Label
Private persons of means had a wide variety of choices for commemorative objects, including stelae, stone statues, and small bronzes of themselves. The owner of this figure, Harbes, is known from Egyptian history. He began his career under the Kushite kings of Dynasty XXV, had several stone statues of himself made, and built a chapel at Giza decorated with fine relief. The inscription around the belt confirms the identification of the figure.
Caption
Kneeling Figure of Harbes, ca. 664–610 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (11.7 x 4.7 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.360E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Kneeling Figure of Harbes
Date
ca. 664–610 B.C.E.
Dynasty
early Dynasty 26
Period
Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Busiris, Egypt
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
4 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (11.7 x 4.7 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.360E
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