Kneeling Figure of Hor-wedja

ca. 640-620 BCE (Late Period)

11.3 cm 37.5 cm 19.8 cm

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Hor-wedja was the son of Vizier Sasobek, the highest-ranking official during the reign of King Psammetichus I. Hor-wedja's son Meryptah commissioned this temple sculpture for him. Hor-wedja kneels, presenting only himself to his god. He abases himself in the deity's presence b...

Sculpture

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Cairo Museum, Cairo [CG 669]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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