The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Statuette of Kneeling King
304–30 BCE
(332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
Overall: 4.2 x 5.5 cm (1 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.); with tang: 12.7 cm (5 in.); without tang: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Location: 107 Egyptian
Description
As the chief intermediary between gods and men, the Egyptian king is often shown kneeling in adoration. Enough remains of this king's arms to indicate that his hands may have held offering jars or were extended with the palms facing each other around a naos, or shrine, containing a divine image. In Egypt, adoration required a divine recipient. This example was undoubtedly part of a group composition in which the king faced a larger figure of a god.- Purchased from Khawam Brothers, Cairo, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
- Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 458; Mentioned: p. 458-9
- {{cite web|title=Statuette of Kneeling King|url=false|author=|year=304–30 BCE|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.575