Statue of a Standard Bearer: Hor-nakht

Egyptian (Artist)

ca. 1220 BCE (New Kingdom, 19th dynasty)

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.

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

2004-2005

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.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
7/15/1959	Treatment	cleaned
7/14/1967	Treatment	cleaned
7/20/1970	Treatment	cleaned
6/24/1971	Treatment	cleaned
4/8/1999	Treatment	cleaned; loss compensation
4/8/1999	Examination	examined for condition
9/23/2002	Loan Consideration	examined for loan

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Geographies

Egypt, Delta, Tell el-Belamun (Place of Origin)

Measurements

30 11/16 x 8 7/16 x 13 3/16 in. (78 x 21.5 x 33.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

22.105

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