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Horemheb in veste di scriba

New Kingdom
ca. 1336–1323 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 121
Prima di diventare lui stesso faraone, Horemheb fu comandante dell’esercito e delegato reale durante il regno dei faraoni Aya e Tutankhamon. Questa statua, commissionata durante il generalato di Horemheb, lo raffigura nel ruolo di scriba e amministratore. Sebbene la mano destra della statua sia oggi perduta, si intuisce facilmente che Horemheb sta scrivendo su un papiro appoggiato in grembo. Il testo è un inno a Thoth, dio della scrittura e della saggezza. Esalta il dio come scrupoloso visir sotto il comando della divinità solare Re associando il servizio di Horemheb nei confronti del sovrano a quello che Thoth rende a Re.

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  • Titolo: Horemheb in veste di scriba
  • Periodo: XVIII dinastia, regno di Aya o Tutankhamon
  • Data: ca. 1336-1295 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Presumibilmente Menfi, tempio di Ptah
  • Materiale e tecnica: Granodiorite
  • Dimensioni: 113 x 71 x 55,5 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di Mr. V. Everit Macy e consorte, 1923
  • Numero d'inventario: 23.10.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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