Kneeling Priest, Pouring Libation
The small statuette represents a person holding a jar kneeling. His short-cropped hair (or a skull cap covering it) suggests he is a priest in the act of pouring libation.
Artwork Details
- Title:Kneeling Priest, Pouring Libation
- Period:Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date:ca. 664–200 B.C.
- Geography:From Egypt
- Medium:Copper alloy
- Dimensions:H. 4.9 × W. 2 × D. 2.2 cm (1 15/16 × 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
- Credit Line:Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number:2021.41.139
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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4th–2nd century B.C.
246–222 B.C.
ca. 664–525 BCE
332–30 BCE
ca. 712–664 B.C.
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