COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1894.261
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AIC_.1894.261
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Statuette of Re Horakhty
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Statuette of Re Horakhty
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
View:
front view
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front view
View
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Creation Date:
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21/25, c. 1069-656 B.C.
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Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21/25, c. 1069-656 B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-1069
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-1069
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-656
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-656
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Bronze, gilt
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Bronze, gilt
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
This solid cast bronze depicts Re Horakhty, one of the principal deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon. He is a combination of the gods Re and Horus, both of whom were associated with rebirth. The figure would originally have worn a disk-shaped crown that was inserted into the square hole in the top of his head. A tenon under each foot allowed the statuette to be set upon a separate bronze or wood base. Strokes above the eye imitate the markings of a falcon. This particular figure was evidently cherished, for its left foot was broken centuries ago and then repaired.
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This solid cast bronze depicts Re Horakhty, one of the principal deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon. He is a combination of the gods Re and Horus, both of whom were associated with rebirth. The figure would originally have worn a disk-shaped crown that was inserted into the square hole in the top of his head. A tenon under each foot allowed the statuette to be set upon a separate bronze or wood base. Strokes above the eye imitate the markings of a falcon. This particular figure was evidently cherished, for its left foot was broken centuries ago and then repaired.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H.: 25 cm (9-7/8 in.); W.: 8.3 cm (3-1/8 in.)
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H.: 25 cm (9-7/8 in.); W.: 8.3 cm (3-1/8 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1894.261
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1894.261
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Inscription in gold on belt: Re Horakhty. the chief of the gods
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Inscription in gold on belt: Re Horakhty. the chief of the gods
Inscriptions
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Bronze figures of the gods are rarely encountered prior to the Third Intermediate Period (Dynasty 21, eleventh century B.C.). From that time onward, however, they appear in great numbers and in a staggering variety of themes and sizes. Many of these figues were inscribed with the name of a devotee, who deposited the statue in a temple as evidence of personal piety. The enormous popularity of this practice may be gathered by the discovery of 17,000 subh bronzes in a single deposit at the Temple of Karnak in 1903.
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Bronze figures of the gods are rarely encountered prior to the Third Intermediate Period (Dynasty 21, eleventh century B.C.). From that time onward, however, they appear in great numbers and in a staggering variety of themes and sizes. Many of these figues were inscribed with the name of a devotee, who deposited the statue in a temple as evidence of personal piety. The enormous popularity of this practice may be gathered by the discovery of 17,000 subh bronzes in a single deposit at the Temple of Karnak in 1903.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E32297.TIF
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AIC_.E32297.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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