Wahibre at The British Museum, London
Wahibre at The British Museum, London
Published 2015-01-22T15:43:30+00:00
This Basalt kneeling naophorus statue depicts Wahibre, who held many important offices. He is shown holding on his knees a shrine or naos containing a figure of Osiris, the god of the Dead. Inscriptions around the plinth and down the back-pillar give Wahibre's titles, parents' names and ask for offerings to be given. It was created around the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty, circa 530 BC.
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Date published | 22/01/2015 |
Title | Wahibre |
Date | 530BC (circa) |
Dimension | Height: 180.3 centimetres (max) |
Accession | EA111 |
Period | 26th Dynasty |
Medium | basalt |
Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=7280&partId=1&searchText=Wahibre&page=1 |
Place | British Museum |