Size:
6.5"
tall
x 3.5" x 3.5"
Material:
Cast Stone
RECREATION
This highly accurate
recreation of the original stone figure is the result of painstaking detailed
work. Measurements and photographs of the original sculpture
were used by artists-archeologists in the United States to carefully reproduce
all the original details onto a 1/4 scale master.
Every effort was
made to make the reproduction as accurate as possible - the look and feel
of ancient stone, individual hand painting, etc. - and we are proud of
the results. This work was commissioned by Echoes In Time and
is available no where else.
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Made In USA
ORIGINAL STATUE
Located in the British Museum
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Name:
SUN GOD PRAYER STELE
Time:
c. 1,250 BC, 19th Dynasty
Location:
Thebes, perhaps Karnak, Egypt
DESCRIPTION
Kneeling in reverence 3500 years ago,
Amehwahsu, a priest, is shown seeking the blessing of the great Re-Horakhty,
a form of the Sun God Ra. The hieroglyphics carved on the front of the
stele provide the text of the prayer. This wonderfully tranquil figure
is an elegant example of a stelophorous (stele-bearing) statue from the
19th Dynasty during the reign of Ramesses II. The sky blue color was a
favorite of the Egyptians and was used in some of their most beautiful
and important works. This color was thought to represent resurrection and
rebirth. Our desktop size figure is a very accurate 1/4 scale recreation
of the 22-inch granite original.
GENERAL
BACKGROUND
This type of stelaphorous statue became
common during the New Kingdom (about 1550-1070 BC). It shows the
statue owner holding up an inscribed stela to a favored god. The inscription
is usually a prayer to the god. Stelaphorous statues might be placed in
a temple as a memorial. Or perhaps in a structure or niche over a tomb,
where they are linked with the worship of a solar deity.
THIS
FIGURE
It is not known where this statue was
originally located, although it is said to have been found in Karnak.
The stele is dedicated to Re-Horakhty, a form of the sun-god, so it could
have come from either a temple memorial or a tomb. The statue owner
is Amenwahsu, overseer of priests of Montu, lord of Thebes, and of Montu,
lord of Tod (a temple located about forty kilometers south of Luxor).
The hieroglyphics on the front represent
a type of sun-hynm that is often found in similar New Kingdom statues,
while the back-pillar bears two offering formulae. The main text
on the stele translates:
"Adoration
of Re-Horakhty, when he rises in the East of the sky,
by the High
Priest of Montu lord of Thebes,
the High Priest
of Montu lord of Tjerti, Amunwahsu,
true of voice
in satisfaction."
UNIQUE EGYPTIAN ART
Presented Exclusively
by
ECHOES IN TIME
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