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Kneeling naophorus statue of Wahibre

Kneeling naophorus statue of Wahibre





Artist : Anonymous

Date : near 530 B.C.

Material : Basalte noir
Acquisition : (1834)
British Museum
Egyptian sculpture
Ground Floor - Section 4
Item 13 on 62
Ancient Egypt
Sculpture

Area related
Egypte

Description   

Wahibre, who held many important offices, holds on his knees a shrine or naos containing a figure of Osiris, the god of the Death. Inscriptions around the plinth and down the back pillar give the Wahibre's titles, parent's names and ask for offerings to be given.
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Kneeling naophorus statue of Wahibre
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