Relief of a King in the Brooklyn Museum, March 2010

Relief of a King

This image, possibly from a temple, shows a king with arms raised in adoration or offering before one or more now missing deities. Above the king is a sun disk, which hieroglyphs identify as a form of the celestial king Horus. The sun disk's pendant cobras with life signs are the protective goddesses of northern and southern Egypt.

Medium: Limestone

Possible Place Made: Delta, Egypt

Dates: ca. 850-715 B.C.E.

Period: Third Intermediate Period

Dimensions: 27 x 12 1/4 x 4 in.

Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 1991.40

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4235/Relief...