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Head of a statue of an older man
Seated Statue of King Menkaure
Osiride statue of Senwosret I
Female figure
Seated Statue of Hatshepsut
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 130
This statue depicts Reshef, a god of the underworld, pestilence and warfare. Reshef was Syro-Palestinian in origin, but was introduced into Egypt in the 18th Dynasty and was then assimilated into Egyptian religion. He is depicted menacing, carrying a shield and a swordlike mace. On his head is the Egyptian white crown, which is combined here with the head of a gazelle.
Donated by Joseph W. Drexel, Philadelphia, 1889.
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