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Osiris offered by the Astronomer of the House of Amun, Ibeb

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1080–721 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 125
This statuette was excavated at Hiba (or Teudjoi), a fortress town south of Herakleopolis, in Middle Egypt, and an important outpost at the northern limits of the Theban controlled part of the country from the late New Kingdom through the Third Intermediate Period. The site has not been thoroughly examined archaeologically, but the Theban High Priests (and sometime kings) seem to have had a residence at El-Hiba, and King Sheshonq I (r. ca. 945-924 B.C.) built a temple of Amun there. The statue is preserved on its original wood base, which bears a hieroglyphic inscription recording the name of the donor: "the Astronomer of the House of Amun Ibeb (Ibi), Son of the Astronomer of the House of Amun Ankhpekhered." The current glossy black surface is an artificial patination applied in the 1930s.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Osiris offered by the Astronomer of the House of Amun, Ibeb
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21–24
  • Date: ca. 1080–721 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hiba (Ankyronpolis), Nile east bank, above Benisuef, EEF excavations 1902-1903
  • Medium: Leaded bronze; precious-metal leaf; inlays of other materials; wood base with ink or black paint inscription
  • Dimensions: Statue above base H. 35 cm (13 3/4 in); W 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in); D 9 cm (3 9/16 in); Base H. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); W 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in); D 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903
  • Object Number: 03.4.11a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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