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Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela

New Kingdom
ca. 1427–1400 B.C.
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep II
  • Date: ca. 1427–1400 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
  • Medium: Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 31.5 × w. 16.3 × d. 19 cm (12 3/8 × 6 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. )
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1960
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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