Egyptian Bronze Sculpture of King's Scribe, Hor-maa-kheru
$3,600.00
Our finely sculpted and cast bronze figure of an ancient Egyptian fragment of a male figure wearing a shendyt kilt, likely an official, dates from the 20th century and measures 41 by 13.5 by 9.5 inches. Apparently unsigned. In good condition, with rubbing wear, scratches and scattered areas of verdigris.
The figure likely depicts the king's scribe, referred to as Hor-maa-kheru, son of Amenemope, the author of the Ramesside period (c 1300-1075 BC), known for Instructions of Amenemope or Wisdom of Amenemopet, the lengthy, 30 chapter text containing advice for living.
Depictions in stone and metal of Hor-maa-kheru spanned many centuries.
An ancient example in stone depicting Hor-maa-kheru is offered in lot 39 of Christie's sale in New York, The Devoted Classicist: The Private Collection of a New York Antiquarian, closing October 6, 2022.
This same work of art was sold in lot 99 of Sotheby's sale in New York on December 8, 2004, and attributed to Hor-maakheru, son of Wen-nefer and Aset-em-akhbyt, the prophet of Isis residing in Mendes, from the period of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I, 325-292 BC.
