Museo Egizio
Statue presenting a shrine (“naophore”) of Hor, Royal Herald
- Date
- 589–570 BCE
- Medium
- Stone / Greywacke stone
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Department
- Museo Egizio, Turin
- Institution
- Museo Egizio
- Object ID
- Cat_3026
From the Museo Egizio record
The sculpture pictures the Royal Herald Hor holding a shrine (naos) containing a statue of the god Osiris. At the top of the naos is a ram's head with a sun disk and a cobra (uraeus), a symbol of the god Amon-Ra. Statues offering a naos, a stela, an altar or a divine figure are common from the New Kingdom to the Late Period. Through them the dedicator sought direct contact with a deity. For unclear reasons, all the inscriptions were carefully hammered out, making them difficult to read. Dimensions: 11 cm x 41 cm x 20.5 cm. Museum location: Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 / Showcase 05. Image views available: 5.
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- Provenance
- Unknown
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