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Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXIII, 818-793 BC
Bronze inlaid with gold and copper
H. 26 cm
Inv. no. 52
The inscription on the belt and vertical band of the apron reveal that this fragment of a marching male figure that was evidently for use in a temple depicts King Pedubast, the first pharaoh of the twenty-third dynasty.
In addition to the hieroglyphic inscription, the sophisticated gold and copper inlay forms a pattern of feathers that imbues this piece with the characteristic magnificence of bronzes from the Third Intermediate Period (1070-712 BC), a period of great political power and consequent artistic dynamism.
The decoration of the apron also includes a panther’s head and a frieze of uraeus, symbolising the power of this king, who was – according to the inscription – “beloved of Amun”, the son of the goddess Bastet and “King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Lord of the Two Lands.”
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