Wall Tile with Rekhyt Birds
The tile depicts two birds raising human hands. These birds, called rekhyt in Egyptian, came to represent humankind in a gesture that expresses adoration to the Egyptian king. The stars are hieroglyphs that write the word dwA "adoration," and the baskets on which they sit--nb, "all," expressing all humankind's expected attitude toward Pharaoh. Their image often decorates walls of temple and palaces, to which this tile probably belonged.
Artwork Details
- Title: Wall Tile with Rekhyt Birds
- Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
- Date: ca. 1200–1085 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H.8 × W.19.6 × D.2.5 cm (3 1/8 × 7 11/16 × 1 in.)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
- Object Number: 66.99.61
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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