Egyptian Priest Relief Painted Temple Of Abidos Egypt 19Th Dynasty 1317 Bc
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This relief depicts the young prince seti i with his arm raised in the summoning position as part of a religious ritual. Here, he is serving in a priestly function as a innmutef priest symbolizing the divine child hours with hair in a sidelock to represent youth and dressed with a leopard skin. As the eldest son of the royal family who cared for the deceased king he summons the revered spirit of the king, now identified with osiris, and pronounces a formula before the image of his father ramses i. A capable ruler, excelelnt field commander and energetic builder, seti i embarked on a series of military campaigns in an effort to secure the boundaries of egypt.
Echoing the acihevements of kings of the xviii dynasty before akhenaten, he inaugurated a major program to build and refurbish religious monuments at thebes and abydos. He took the additoinal title of repeater of births to indicate that he regarded himself as the inaugurator of a new era. Seti i aws seceded by his son, the famous ramses ii the great.
31h x 17w, wall hanging of casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement.
Luxor, egypt 1317 b. Century explorer bc ad 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th. Egyptian relief, marble base size 9h (23cm) item type statue material bonded stone temple of maat painted, temple of abydos, egypt. Dynasty 1300 b. Dynasty 1300 b. 530 bc tuthmosis iii the kings. Luxor, egypt 1280 bc.
