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| Keywords: Egyptian - Standing Statuette of Sa-Hathor - Walters 2261 - Three Quarter Right.jpg This statuette of mediocre workmanship represents its owner a man named Sa-Hathor meaning son of Hathor His proper left leg is advanced His hands palms down are placed in front of a short smooth belted shendyt that reaches to his knees and which has a trapezoidal section projecting in front One end of his shendyt is visible above his belt A rear pillar is present which reaches to the middle of his back This piece is well preserved and only has damages of an insignificant magnitude The back pillar is damaged as well as the corners of the base and the top of the proper right ear is broken off There is surface pitting on the upper right leg the front of the shendyt and the top of the head There is black discoloration present on the back shoulders neck and head The statuette combines aspects of Middle Kingdom sculpture with features that harken back to the sculptural style of the Old Kingdom The Middle Kingdom preference for hard dark stones is evident while the cut of the shendyt is consistent with Old Kingdom models The back pillar is inscribed with an offering text that also records the influential official Sa-Hathor's name and title ca 1780 1720 BC Middle Kingdom greywacke cm 24 6 2 9 3 accession number 22 61 15557 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters Translation An offering which the king gives to Horus of Behdet Edfu for the ka of the senior warden of Nekhen Sa-Hathor justified Egypt in the Middle Kingdom The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1951 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Egyptian art made from greywacke | ||||
