Seated Statuette of Si-Hathor
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Object Label
This statuette combines the seated image of the deceased with the base where the inscription would normally be carved. Here, the artist carved the offering prayer directly onto Si-Hathor’s garment, a solution that saved on the amount of stone to be purchased.
Caption
Seated Statuette of Si-Hathor, ca. 1818–1630 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 10 1/4 x 6 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 15.2 x 19.4 cm) . Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.97E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.97E_front_PS2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Seated Statuette of Si-Hathor
Date
ca. 1818–1630 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
10 1/4 x 6 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 15.2 x 19.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.97E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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