Relief
| Object Number: | E225 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Bubastis |
| Locus: | Bastet Temple Festival Hall |
| Period: | Third Intermediate Period Twenty-Second Dynasty Osorkon II |
| Date Made: | 945-712 BCE |
| Early Date: | -945 |
| Late Date: | -712 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Granite |
| Technique: | Sunk Relief |
| Iconography: | Festival Osorkon II Standard Bearer Bastet Cartouche |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Height: | 104 cm |
| Width: | 121 cm |
| Depth: | 24 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1890 |
| Other Number: | ES 225 - Original Number |
Description
The scene depicts the king during the heb-sed festival. This was a jubilee usually celebrated after a 30-year reign to rejuvenate an aging ruler. In the case of Osorkon II, the jubilee was celebrated in the 22nd year of his reign. Osorkon wears a long cloak and carries the crook and flail. He also wears the red crown of Lower Egypt. He faces two registers of individuals. In the top register, the cat-headed goddess Bastet faces the king. In front of her, three individuals carry poles topped with sacred images. Below this, two priests appear. At the bottom of the relief is another register depicting another part of this ritual procession.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Lower Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Lower Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1996) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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 |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 168-69 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 107 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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