Block Statue of Hor, 664–610 B.C.E. Granite, 7 1/2 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (19.1 x 10.2 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.66_wwg8.jpg)
Block Statue of Hor, 664–610 B.C.E. Granite, 7 1/2 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (19.1 x 10.2 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.66_temples.jpg)
Block Statue of Hor
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
The type of sculpture, known as a block statue, depicts an individual, squatting, wrapped in a cloak from which his head and sometimes hands emerge. Block statues were placed in temples to assure the individual’s perpetual presence at rituals and temple festivals. The cloak on Block Statue of Hor is covered with inscriptions, and one side represents Osiris with his consort Isis, while on the other side their son Horus stands behind a symbol of Osiris. The front of Temple Block Statue of a Man depicts a deceased princess, who once held the office of the God’s Wife of Amun, standing before Osiris.
MEDIUM
Granite
DATES
664–610 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 26
PERIOD
Late Period
DIMENSIONS
7 1/2 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (19.1 x 10.2 x 13 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
57.66
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
CAPTION
Block Statue of Hor, 664–610 B.C.E. Granite, 7 1/2 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (19.1 x 10.2 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.66_wwg8.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.57.66_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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