Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet in the Brooklyn Museum, April 2010

Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet

Nesbanebdjedet was one of several Libyans contending for rule in Egypt from the end of Dynasty XXII to Dynasty XXIV. He seems to have had an exaggerated sense of his own power. The hieroglyphic text on the base uses phraseology normally applied only to kings, and the kneeling attitude is usually reserved for royal representations.

Medium: Steatite, glazed

Reportedly From: Giza, Egypt

Dates: ca. 755-730 B.C.E.

Dynasty: late XXII Dynasty-early XXIV Dynasty

Period: Third Intermediate Period

Dimensions: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Base: 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (2 x 4.9 x 8 cm)

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: 37.344E

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4025/Kneeli...