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Source Description
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 wearing a double wig, a style fashionable in the New Kingdom. The statue type and wig demonstrate how 25th Dynasty artists drew on earlier periods for inspiration. On the left side of the body is a carving of Irj-aa adoring the Osiris symbol of Abydos, the god's burial place.
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Document identity
localId
27993
label
Statue of Irj-aa
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
27993
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Statue of Irj-aa
description
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 wearing a double wig, a style fashionable in the New Kingdom. The statue type and wig demonstrate how 25th Dynasty artists drew on earlier periods for inspiration. On the left side of the body is a carving of Irj-aa adoring the Osiris symbol of Abydos, the god's burial place.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 750-664 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
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sculpture
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.8
height
16.2
depth
21
dimensionsRaw
12 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (31.8 x 16.2 x 21 cm)
style
Kushitic
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
25th Dynasty
med
black granite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7db951e7aa91f10c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no