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Statue of Ankh-khered-nefer

Statue of Ankh-khered-nefer





Artist : Anonymous

Time of : Osorkon II

Date : approx. between 875 and 837 B.C.

Material : Granite
Acquisition : Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund (1883)
British Museum
Egyptian sculpture
Ground Floor - Section 4
Item 29 on 62
Ancient Egypt
Sculpture

Area related
Tell el-Maskhouta

Description   

Ankh-khered-nefer, the "great inspector of the palace", commissioned the statue for the temple at Tell el-Maskhuta. Statues like this encouraged visitors to recite offering prayers, ensuring the deceased received external sustenance. The sides are incised with two triads of gods. The back bears the owner's titles and the cartouche of Osorkon II.
Statue of Ankh-khered-nefer
Anonyme
Osorkon II