Priest in a leopard skin cloak with an inscription and Osiris on his skirt

Unknown

ca. 712–650 B.C. · Leaded bronze · Egyptian Art

Over the leopard skin this man is wearing is a banderole inscribed with the remnants of his name and titles: “God’s Father, God’s Beloved, . . .Haty. . . .” It has been suggested that the presence of the titles and names of the subject rather than the king may be characteristic of the Kushite or very early Saite Period. If true, this would agree with the stylistic traits—broad neck, round skull, and small chin—that also link this figure to that era.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 712–650 B.C.

Medium

Leaded bronze

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926