Temple Block Statue of a Man Connected to the Estate of a God's Wife of Amun
1 of 8
Object Label
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.
Caption
Egyptian; Kushite. Temple Block Statue of a Man Connected to the Estate of a God's Wife of Amun, ca. 775–653 B.C.E.. Diorite, 9 3/16 x 5 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23.4 x 13.5 x 16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.200.1. Creative Commons-BY
Title
Temple Block Statue of a Man Connected to the Estate of a God's Wife of Amun
Date
ca. 775–653 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 25
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Place made: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Diorite
Classification
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 5 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23.4 x 13.5 x 16 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
64.200.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of this three-dimensional work in accordance with a Creative Commons license. Fair use, as understood under the United States Copyright Act, may also apply. Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum. If you need a high resolution file, please fill out our online application form (charges apply). For further information about copyright, we recommend resources at the United States Library of Congress, Cornell University, Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, and Copyright Watch. For more information about the Museum's rights project, including how rights types are assigned, please see our blog posts on copyright. If you have any information regarding this work and rights to it, please contact copyright@brooklynmuseum.org.
Have information?
Have information about an artwork? Contact us at