Painting of a Standing King
ca. 1539-1070 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The identity of the king represented as a statue standing in the center of this fragmentary painting cannot be determined, but the colors and the confident drawing suggest a New Kingdom date. The scene was probably part of a wall in a Theban private tomb. Flanking the king are djed-pillars surmounted by human-headed ba birds. The birds may represent the gods Shu and Tefnut, who along with Ptah formed the Memphite triad.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Mud, plaster, pigment
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 20
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 5 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (13.5 x 3.4 x 11 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.208
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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