The Statue of Karomama, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun is a bronze statue depicting a priestess of the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt, circa 870 BCE. It was discovered in Karnak, and is now on display at the Musée du Louvre.
| Statue of Karomama, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Year | c. 850 BCE (Julian) |
| Medium | bronze, gold, silver, electrum |
| Dimensions | 59 cm (23 in) × 15.5 cm (6.1 in) × 35.2 cm (13.9 in) |
| Location | Room 643 |
| Collection | Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre  |
| Accession No. | N 500 |
Jean-François Champollion acquired the statue in 1829, and misidentified the subject as Karomama II, wife and sister of Pharoh Takelot II; the Karomama depicted is in fact a daughter of Osorkon I, Karomama Meritmut.
The statue is made of bronze, with gold, solver and electrum damascening inlay. The overseer of the treasury Ahentefnakht offered it to her.[1]
Notes and references
edit- ^ Helen Jacquet-Gordon: A Statuette of Ma'et and the Identity of the Divine Adoratress Karomama, in: ZÄS 94 (1967), 86-93
Source
edit- Gabrielle Bartz et Eberhard König, Le Musée du Louvre, éditions Place des Victoires, Paris, 2005, ISBN 3-8331-2089-4, p. 136.
- Benoît Lurson (dir.) (2017). De la mère du roi à l'épouse du dieu. Première synthèse des résultats des fouilles du temple de Touy et de la tombe de Karomama. Connaissance de l'Égypte ancienne. Bruxelles: Safran (éditions). ISBN 978-2-87457-097-1.
.png){kind=small} | This article about subjects relating to Ancient Egypt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |