Collection: Items from the Cachette Court, Precinct of Amun-Re (Luxor Museum, Luxor [Al Uqsur], Egypt) : Statue of the god Amun protecting King Horemheb (headless), frontal view

Creator:

unknown (Egyptian (ancient)

Published/Created:

Luxor [Al Uqsur], Upper Egypt, Egypt

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990's

Materials:

calcite
diorite
granite
quartzite

Notes:

Another of the highlights of the Luxor Museum is the modern bright gallery where statues from the Luxor temple cachette are on display. Over a period of years most of the space inside the temple where pious nobles could place their statues became used up, so to alleviate this problem the priests took several of the existing statues and buried them within the temple precincts. This had the double advantage of clearing space for new offerings, and also preserving the sculpture in near perfect condition.

Culture:

Egyptian (ancient)

Accession Number:

1A3-EG-LM-2-D1

Genre:

archaeological sites (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

decorative arts; deities; rulers and leaders; Art museums carving complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites); visual works; sculpture (visual work)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module One

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10114774

PID:

digcoll:1835398