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29 - STATUETTE OF A DIGNITARY
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STATUETTE OF A DIGNITARY Made of basalt, depicting a standing figure with feet together, arms pressed close to the body, and hands resting on his long loincloth. The torso is bare. The head is now missing. On the back, a dorsal pillar inscribed with a column of hieroglyphs. Translation: “An offering given by the king to Osiris, Lord of Busiris, the great god, Lord (of Abydos), so that he may provide a food offering consisting of bread, beer…”—Courtesy of J. Billen H.: 23.5 cm. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th–13th Dynasty, c. 1991–1650 B.C. Provenance Formerly in the Rassla Foundation collection, Zurich A Middle Kingdom basalt statuette of a dignitary. Depicted standing frontally, with arms straight and hands resting on the kilt. Legs are together. The figure wears a long kilt with a projecting apron, fastened with a knot at the waist. The head is now missing. On the back, a rear pillar with a hieroglyphic inscription: “An offering which the king gives to Osiris, Lord of Busiris, the great god, Lord (of Abydos), that he may present an invocation-offering consisting of bread, beer...” — Courtesy of J. Billen 12th–13th Dynasty, c. 1991–1650 BCE
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