Figure of a Kneeling Priest
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Object Label
The kneeling posture conveys honor and reverence. The offering table suggests appeasement because it takes the form of a hieroglyph for “offering” and “pacification.” The priest with upraised arms and open palms makes a gesture of worship before a god. He wears a sash across his chest, a badge of priesthood.
Caption
Figure of a Kneeling Priest, ca. 664–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 1/8 × 1 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (7.9 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1031. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1031_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Figure of a Kneeling Priest
Date
ca. 664–332 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 26 to Dynasty 31
Period
Late Period
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/8 × 1 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (7.9 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
35.1031
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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