Relief of King Osorkon and his wife
Relief of King Osorkon and his wife
3D
Published 2020-07-06T11:14:33+00:00
When complete this scene showed Osorkon offering a clepsydra (water clock) to the snake goddess Wadjyt. He wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Osorkon's wife, Queen Karoma, stands by his side. She wears a plumed crown with sun-disc and holds a flywhisk and ankh, the hieroglyphic symbol of life. Her portly figure reflects the female ideal of the time.
The block omes from a monumental gateway in Bubastis. Its relief depicted Osorkon's sed jubilee, at which a king's god-given powers were ritually renewed. The arrangement of the scenes mirrored Egypt's dual territory, which was formally reclaimed by the rejuvinated ruler.
Red granite temple-relief, from a gateway in the temple at Bubastis, showing relief representations of Osorkon II and Karomama, his wife, standing in adoration before an unidentified deity, with cartouches above; some traces of colour survive.
| Date de publication | 06/07/2020 |
| Complexité | Easy |
| Titre | Relief of King Osorkon and his wife |
| Date | 874 - 850 BC |
| Dimension | Height: 175.30 cm, Width: 106.70 cm |
| Accession | EA1077 |
| Période | 22nd Dynasty |
| Medium | Granite |
| Credit | Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1889 |
| Record | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA1077 |
| Artiste | Unknown artist |
| Localisation | British Museum |
