Statue of Irj-aa

ca. 750-664 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)

16.2 cm 31.8 cm 21 cm

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Most non-royal statues of the 25th Dynasty were dedicated in temples during the owner's lifetime. They also served a funerary function, perpetuating the donor's name. Offerings continued to be made to the statue long after the owner's death. Irj-aa, a priest of Amen, is shown...

Sculpture

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27993
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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2
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Kushitic
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