Block Statue of the Scribe of Divine Offerings, Tjaenwaset, son of Harsiese 690–610 Late Period, Kushite–Saite Tjaenwaset belonged to an illustrious family of priests and viziers at Thebes: his father Horsiese, grandfather Horkheb, and great-grandfather Horsiese are named on the 's front panel depicts him worshiping the Osiris fetish. The prominent position of the motif, which more often occurs on the sides of block statues, may be connected with the role of his son, Pediese the donor of the statue, as a priest of Osiris the Coptite who figures in the complex of Osiris sh
Block Statue of the Scribe of Divine Offerings, Tjaenwaset, son of Harsiese 690–610 Late Period, Kushite–Saite Tjaenwaset belonged to an illustrious family of priests and viziers at Thebes: his father Horsiese, grandfather Horkheb, and great-grandfather Horsiese are named on the 's front panel depicts him worshiping the Osiris fetish. The prominent position of the motif, which more often occurs on the sides of block statues, may be connected with the role of his son, Pediese the donor of the statue, as a priest of Osiris the Coptite who figures in the complex of Osiris shrines attached to Karnak. These shrines played a part in reenactments of Osiris's resurrection at Karnak temple. From the late New Kingdom onward, the cult of Osiris was increasingly intertwined with every aspect of religious Block Statue of the Scribe of Divine Offerings, Tjaenwaset, son of Harsiese. 690–610 Dolerite. Late Period, Kushite–Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak, Temple of Amun, Cachette. Dynasty 25–26
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