Figure of a Kneeling Priest
ca. 664-332 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The kneeling posture conveys honor and reverence. The offering table suggests appeasement because it takes the form of a hieroglyph for “offering” and “pacification.” The priest with upraised arms and open palms makes a gesture of worship before a god. He wears a sash across his chest, a badge of priesthood.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 26 to Dynasty 31
- Period
- Late Period
- Dimensions
- 3 1/8 × 1 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (7.9 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
- Accession Number
- 35.1031
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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