Block Statue of Nedjem
Nedjem held the office of "god's Father" in the mortuary temple of King Merneptah during the reign of Ramesses III; the cartouches of both rulers are inscribed on his shoulders. His statue bears inscriptions on all four sides; the front panel contians an offering prayer addressed to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Depictions of Nedjem's wife and son appear on the right and left sides respectively. Nedjem dedicated this statue in the Eleventh Dynasty temple of Mentuhotpe II at Deir el Bahri so that he might partake of the offerings made to the gods worshipped there. The lopsided features and crude incised inscription indicate the decline in artistic quality whichi is frequently encountered in the sculpture of the Twentieth Dynasty.
Artwork Details
- Title: Block Statue of Nedjem
- Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
- Dynasty: Dynasty 20
- Reign: reign of Ramesses III
- Date: ca. 1184–1153 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1906
- Medium: Diorite
- Dimensions: H.53.5 × W. 43.5 × D.33 cm (21 1/16 × 17 1/8 × 13 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1231.88
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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