An ancient base asking blessings from Heka for the Scribe of the Library of Atum Pa-kap, son of the Prophet of Atum Pa-iry-kap and the mistress of the House Hr-ib-Wadjet; statue modern above the ankles

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664–332 B.C. and Modern · Bronze, precious metal inlay · Egyptian Art

The bronze base of this figure is ancient and the hieroglyphic inscription asks the god Heka for all life, health and joy for one scribe of the library of Atum Pa-kap. However, the statuette above the ankles, including the belt inscribed in hieratic, is of brass, an alloy which was not used for metal statuary in pharaonic or Ptolemaic Egypt, and is certainly modern.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–332 B.C. and Modern

Medium

Bronze, precious metal inlay

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1948