Relief with cartouches of Psammuthis
This block was obtained in Luxor and is very similar to one oriented in the opposite direction that had been reused in a village near Luxor and was acquired by Lepsius for Berlin . It has been conjectured to come from the restoration of the magazine for offerings to the south of the Sacred Lake at Karnak that was partly and perhaps wholly the work of Psammuthis. The block shows the enthroned god Khonsu to the right extending life to the Horus-name and nomen of Psammuthis, followed by the standard phrase "given all life, all joy, forever."
Artwork Details
- Title: Relief with cartouches of Psammuthis
- Period: Late Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 29
- Reign: reign of Psammuthis
- Date: 393 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak
- Medium: Sandstone
- Dimensions: H. 37.3 × W. 45.2 × D. 9.5 cm, 21.6 kg (14 11/16 × 17 13/16 × 3 3/4 in., 47.6 lb.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.2.1
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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