Stela with man offering to Re-Horakhty, unfinished, ca. 712–663


Stela with man offering to Re-Horakhty, unfinished, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–663 , From Egypt, Wood, gesso, paint, L. × W. × H. cm (7 × 7/8 × 9 in.), Dating to the Kushite era, when Egypt was controlled by kings from south of Egypt, this round-topped stela depicts a male figure offering braziers of burning incense to the sun god Re-Harakhty. The head of the supplicant is shaved, perhaps indicating that he is a priest, and he wears a broad festival collar, arm and wrist bands, and a long kilt


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