Relief
| Object Number: | E224 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Bubastis |
| Locus: | Bastet Temple |
| Period: | Third Intermediate Period Twenty-Second Dynasty Osorkon I |
| Date Made: | 945-712 BC |
| Early Date: | -945 |
| Late Date: | -712 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Granite |
| Technique: | Sunk relief |
| Iconography: | Offering Scene Osorkon I Atum Shu |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Height: | 171.45 cm |
| Length: | 142.24 cm |
| Width: | 53.34 cm |
| Depth: | 55.88 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1890 |
| Other Number: | ES 224 - Other Number |
Description
At the left, the hands of King Osorkon I can be seen. The king presents the magical eye of the god Horus, one of the most potent of all Egyptian symbols, to the gods Atum (who wears the white crown of Upper Egypt) and Shu (who has a feather on his head). In return, the gods give the king “all life, stability and dominion like (the sun god) Re forever” and “kingship great in joy.” This relief (and E225 and E226) comes from the jubilee portal built by Osorkon I at Bubastis.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Mysliwiec, Karol. Royal Portraiture of The Dynasties XXI-XXX.. Mainz am Rhein. Verlag Philipp von Zabern. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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