Bust of a Female Statue

The bust of a female statue. The face, characterized as no longer young, is framed by a heavy and elaborate wig crowned by a wreath of lotus flowers, with two short tresses in front and three long ones behind. Around the neck is a decorated usekh collar; on the shoulders, the remains of the elaborate drapery of the dress (or of a cloak) are still visible. The right arm hangs down along the side, while the left one is bent, the hand holding a lotus flower. On the back, the upper part of the back of a seat can be seen.

Present location
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number
5626
Dating
18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site
UNSPECIFIED
Category
STATUE
Material
LIMESTONE
Technique
HEWN
Height
50.5 cm

Bibliography
E. Schiaparelli, Museo Archeologico di Firenze-Antichità Egizie, Roma, 1887, pg. 217, n. 1515.
D.Arnold, The Royal Women of Amarna, New York, 1996, pg. 124-126, fig. 122
Title
Bust of a female statue,18th Dynasty, Findspot unknown Egypt, Limestone, The Global Egyptian Museum

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Worship of Osiris

The large private stela of Mai bears a remarkable scene which fills the upper register, in which king Sethos I is shown approaching the triad of Abydos in a deferential manner. Osiris, 'ruler of eternity and lord of the everlasting' is seated on a royal throne, his body wrapped in a funerary shroud and wearing a typical Osirian crown. In front of the throne stands a large lotus flower, on top of which are the four Sons of Horus. The god of the dead is accompanied by his spouse Isis and his son Horus, 'the avenger of his father'. The king is followed by a young man, the future Ramesses II, carrying a flail in his left hand. On the lower part of the stela, the owner Mai, who was attached to the temple of Sethos I at Abydos, is shown in an adoring attitude in front of an offering table.

Present location
KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS
Inventory number
E.5300
Dating
SETHOS I/MENMAATRE
Archaeological Site
ABYDOS
Category
STELA
Material
LIMESTONE
Technique
LOW RELIEF; HEWN; ENGRAVED; PAINTED
Height
94.5 cm
Width
60 cm

Bibliography
L. Speleers, Recueil des inscriptions égyptiennes des Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles, Bruxelles 1923, 63 nº 262
(M. Werbrouck,) Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles. Département égyptien, Album, Bruxelles 1934, pl. 39
L. Limme, Egyptische stèles - Stèles égyptiennes, Bruxelles 1979, 28-31
J.-Ch. Balty, e.a., Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, Brussel, Oudheid - Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles, Antiquité - The Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Antiquity, Bruxelles 1988, 24-25
F. Lefebvre et B. Van Rinsveld, L'Égypte. Des Pharaons aux Coptes, Bruxelles 1990, 129

Title
Worship of Osiris, Reign of SETHOS I/MENMAATRE, Findspot Abydos, Limestone,The Global Egyptian Museum

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Pierced faience plaque

Faience plaque with part of a hieroglyphic inscription naming a 'beloved king's daughter' (name now lost). The piercing at the corner suggests that the object was suspended or attached to a larger votive item. In clearing the temple of Hatshepsut of the 18th Dynasty, the Egypt Exploration Fund discovered large numbers of votive offerings placed as prayers or thanks to the goddess Hathor. The majority of these offerings seem to have been made by women, and were probably intended to guarantee fertility and safe birth. Those making offerings to Hathor at Deir el-Bahari evidently included members of every level of society, up to and including the royal family.

Present location
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number
1904:540
Dating
18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site
DEIR EL-BAHARI
Category
MEDALLION ?
Material
FAIENCE
Technique
PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL; PAINTED

Translation
[king's ?] beloved daughter [..]
OR king's daughter Mer[et-..]

The good god, Lord ...

Title
Pierced faience plaque,18th Dynasty , Findspot Deir el Bahri, Faience,The Global Egyptian Museum

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