Statue of a Standard Bearer: Hor-nakht

Description Shown in the elaborate wig and gown of a New Kingdom courtier, Hor-nakht is depicted as a participant in a temple procession, carrying the standard of a ram-headed deity, perhaps Amen-re, in his left hand. The presence of an "ankh," or life sign, in his right hand is unusual for a statue that does not represent either a king or a god. In this case, it may be an item used in temple ceremonies. The statue's inscriptions request benefits for Hor-nakht from the gods Amen-re and Osiris, including life, prosperity, and health.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
7/15/1959	Treatment	cleaned
7/14/1967	Treatment	cleaned
7/20/1970	Treatment	cleaned
6/24/1971	Treatment	cleaned
4/08/1999	Examination	examined for condition
4/08/1999	Treatment	cleaned; loss compensation
9/23/2002	Loan Consideration	examined for loan

Exhibitions

• Pharao siegt immer: Krieg und Frieden im Alten Ägypten (Pharaoh is Always Winning: War and Peace in Ancient Egypt). Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Hamm; Hamburger Museum for Archaeology, Helms Museum, Hamburg; Reiss-Engelhorn Museum, Mannheim, Mannheim. 2004-2005.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters