Year: 1914
Type: book
Abstract: striking examples of the later periods are : the statues of Menthu-aa (Plate IX), Amen-em-hat (Plate XIV), Nefer-ari (Plate XV), an unnamed man and wife (Plate XXXVIII), and Mahu and his wife Tuat (Plate XXXIX), The portrait figure of a prince, whose name is made known by his pyramidal monument (Plate XLII), wearing his gold wig, crown, etc., is a rare example of a statue " dressed " for a festival.6. Bas-reliefs, stelae, etc., viz.: the stelae of Ra-hetep (Plate V), Antef (Plate VII), and Thetha (Plate VIII).7. Statues and figures of the gods and goddesses, viz.: Osiris (Plates XIII and XVIII), Sekhmet (Plate XXIV), Hapi, the Nile-god (Plate XLIII), Nut (Plate XLVI), Isis (Plate XLVIII), and Bes-Horus-Hathor (Plate LI). 8. Miscellaneous sculptures, viz.: column of Amen-hetep III (Plate XXIII) the pair of red granite lions bearing the names of Amen-hetep III and Tut-ankh-Amen (Plates XXV and XXVII) ; the inscribed and sculptured sarcophagus or Queen Ankhnes-neferabra (Plates XLV and XLVI) ; the sarcophagus of King Nekht-Heru-hebt (Plate XLIV) the pair of human-headed lions of Ptolemy IX (Plate LI) ; a limestone window from Denderah (Plate XLIX) ; a granite shrine set up at Philae by Ptolemy IX (Plate L) ; and the fine black basalt coffin of Sebek-sa (Plate LIV).Prefixed to the series of plates will be round tolerably complete descriptions, with measurements, of all the monuments reproduced herein ; for further information the reader is referred to A Guide to the Egyptian Galleries {Sculpture)^ London, 1909; and A Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum^ London, 1909.
Author: E. A. Wallis Sir Budge
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W624959293