Statue
Object Number:
E9217
Current Location:
Egypt (Mummies) Gallery
Provenience:
Egypt
Abydos
Locus:
Cemetery D, Tomb 9
Period:
New Kingdom
Eighteenth Dynasty
Hatshepsut
Date Made:
1479-1458 BC
Early Date:
-1479
Late Date:
-1458
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Sandstone
Pigment
Iconography:
Man
Sitepehu
Description:
Block statue of the overseer of priests, Sitepehu. Pigment remains on wig, face and hands. The inscription is excuted in blue with red framing lines. The priest Sitepehu is shown in this block statue. The form of his body is only faintly perceptible beneath his long robe that completely covers his body and feet. The statue is notable for its large size and unusually well-preserved paint. The inscription on the front and right side of the statue addresses requests for the afterlife to the gods Osiris and Inheret, and lists the name, titles, epithets and virtues of the deceased. This statue was found in situ in the central doorway of Sitepehu’s tomb at Abydos.
Height:
88.9cm
Width:
45.1cm
Depth:
66cm
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Egyptian Mummies (1980)
Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)
Bibliography:
[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 132-133
[Book] Thomas, Nancy. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. : Page/Fig./Plate: 180/81
[Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 21/9
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