Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119

The scribe Roy holds a stela inscribed with a hymn to the sun god Re. Roy also served as steward of a temple dedicated to a queen whose name is not given. Her title "king's great wife" identifies her as her husband's most important queen.

Roy is kneeling with his hands raised, a standard pose of worship, and the statue should probably be understood as a representation of Roy reciting the text on the stela.

Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela, Limestone, paint

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Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela, Limestone, paint
Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela, Limestone, paint
Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela, Limestone, paint
Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela, Limestone, paint
Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela, Limestone, paint

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