Detail View: The AMICA Library: Statuette of Re Horakhty
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1894.261
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Statuette of Re Horakhty
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view
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Creation Date:
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Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21/25, c. 1069-656 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-1069
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Creation End Date:
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-656
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze, gilt
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Subject Description:
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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.
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Creation Place:
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Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Dimensions:
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H.: 25 cm (9-7/8 in.); W.: 8.3 cm (3-1/8 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1894.261
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription in gold on belt: Re Horakhty. the chief of the gods
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E32297.TIF
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