First Intermediate Period statue
Detail from the statue that represents a nomarch, whose duties were administrative, judicial, military and religious. During the First Intermediate Period, the nomarchs became so powerful that they won independence from the pharaoh and the aristocracy. The statue was made paying much attention to even the smallest details. However, there are still visible signs of scratches made when the eyes, probably precious stones, were forcibly removed from the face.
First Intermediate Period, no provenance.
Egypt of Glory – The Last Great Dynasties, Amos Rex - Helsinki 9.10.2020 - 21.3.2021
Collection of Museo Egizio, Turin
First Intermediate Period statue
Detail from the statue that represents a nomarch, whose duties were administrative, judicial, military and religious. During the First Intermediate Period, the nomarchs became so powerful that they won independence from the pharaoh and the aristocracy. The statue was made paying much attention to even the smallest details. However, there are still visible signs of scratches made when the eyes, probably precious stones, were forcibly removed from the face.
First Intermediate Period, no provenance.
Egypt of Glory – The Last Great Dynasties, Amos Rex - Helsinki 9.10.2020 - 21.3.2021
Collection of Museo Egizio, Turin