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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of a Standard Bearer - Hor-nakht - Walters 22105.jpg Shown in the elaborate wig and gown of a New Kingdom courtier Hor-nakht is depicted as a participant in a temple procession carrying the standard of a ram-headed deity perhaps Amen-re in his left hand The presence of an ankh or life sign in his right hand is unusual for a statue that does not represent either a king or a god In this case it may be an item used in temple ceremonies The statue's inscriptions request benefits for Hor-nakht from the gods Amen-re and Osiris including life prosperity and health ca 1220 BC New Kingdom granodiorite cm 78 21 5 33 5 accession number 22 105 22462 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Pharao siegt immer Krieg und Frieden im Alten Ägypten Pharaoh is Always Winning War and Peace in Ancient Egypt Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm; Reiss-Engelhorn Museum Mannheim Mannheim; Hamburger Museum for Archaeology Helms Museum Hamburg 2004-2005 place of origin Tell el-Belamun at Delta in Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian New Kingdom Egyptian-cnḫ wḏ3 snb | ||||
