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Statuette of Kary carrying a standard of Horus

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
ca. 1304–1237 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
The "great craftsman in the place-of-truth" Kary was one of the artists who decorated the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Here, he carries a standard crowned with the head of a falcon, presumably an image of “Horus, son of Isis . . . Lord of the desert,” who is addressed on the staff. In an inscription on the base, Kary wishes for “a good life combined with health, gladness, and rejoicing every day, my two eyes seeing, my two ears hearing, my mouth filled with truth.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statuette of Kary carrying a standard of Horus
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1304–1237 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina
  • Medium: Wood
  • Dimensions: H. 49.5 × W. 13.5 × D. 28.8 cm (19 1/2 × 5 5/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.114
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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