Block statue
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The block statue is a type of
Block statues consist of a man squatting with his knees drawn up to his chest and his arms folded on top his knees. Often, these men are wearing a "wide cloak" that reduces the body of the figure to a simple block-like shape.[4] Most of the detail is reserved for the head of the individual being depicted. In some instances the modeling of the limbs has been retained by the sculptor.[5] There are two basic types of block statues: ones with the feet completely covered by the cloak and ones with the feet uncovered.[6]
In 1903, more than 350 block statues were discovered by the French archaeologist Georges Legrain as part of the "Karnak cachette".[7]
History of the Egyptian block statue
In Egypt, statues of the seated
Examples of the statue for
- a story of the honored individual on the front surface;
- a presentation of the individual, in statue form (in this case with an additional, lesser individual);
- a theme. For Senemut, his theme appears to be: His honoring, His personal story, and the lesser individual, who was his responsibility.
Historical magic: the seated statue "stands up"
Since the Egyptian belief system contained concepts framed in a world of
- returning, and entering..(to/from cemetery Neter-Khert)..the daily returning for events wonderful, to the loved, created habits, (all), sitting in the Hall, Ba), Chapter VII, lines 1-3.5. (The Book of the Dead, subtitle: The Coming Forth by Day.)
The deceased individual Egyptian person returns each day, to perform their usual daily life duties. It is also equivalent to the earlier concept of the
Block statue: examples
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God's Priest[top/1st] for Amun — BakenKhonsu in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||
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The following examples are found in the Ref. Section that follows:
- Block statue for Chons, nsu), who was "High Priest of Amun", for Ramesses II, who possibly usurped this block statue. See Ramses II Ref.
- Block statue of Satepihu, from 18th Dynasty. Extensive hieroglyphs: horizontal, front; vertical columns on sides. See Wilkinson Ref., pg 30.
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Common – shaped shrine-(frontal) --- or Naos-(side) in hieroglyphs | |||||||
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- Block statue for the scribe Rey. A lesser statue; it has few hieroglyphs, but the front surface has him holding a sistraform shrine (a naos).[8]
- Block statue of hieroglyphs, that extend to the left and to the right (starting at front, center).[9]
- Block statue of hieroglyphic story, and a lesser statue of his wife at the front, base. See Reeves Ref., pg. 14.
- Block statue of registers', and 6 vertical to the feet.) See Hagen Ref., pg. 60.
- Block statue of Amenemhet, 18th Dynasty, height 0.8 m, dk granite, high polish. Front: eight (8) horizontal registers of hieroglyphs. See Hagen Ref., pg 101.
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Statue of a scribe, British Museum
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Senemut
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18th dynasty
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A 26th dynasty army general, Pa-di-Chahdedet
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Block statue made from greywacke, 23rd Dynasty, 775 BC
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Block statue of Bakenkhonsu
Block statue: (photos)
- Image, Article; BlkStatue: Ruiu
- Block Statue of Senemut Archived 2013-09-28 at the Senemut
References
- ^ Bernard V. Bothmer. Egyptian Art: Selected Writings of Bernard V. Bothmer. Edited by Madeleine E. Cody, with Paul Edmund Stanwick and Marsha Hill. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ^ Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, 700 B.C. to A.D. 100. Edited by Elizabeth Riefstahl. New York: John B. Watkins Company, 1960.
- ^ Ian Shaw. The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. "Block Statue." New York: Harris N. Abrams, 1995.
- ^ Bothmer, 94.
- ^ Shaw, "Block Statue."
- ^ Late Period, 4-5.
- ^ Schulz, Regine, 2011, Block Statue (PDF file). In Willeke Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, Los Angeles.
- ^ Reading Egyptian Art, Wilkinson, p 212.
- ^ Reading Egyptian Art, Wilkinson, p 140.
- Freed, Rita; Denver Museum; Egyptian Antiq. Org. Ramses II, The Great Pharaoh And His Time, Rita E. Freed, Denver Museum of Natural History, (2nd Printing for Denver), (Printed: Lithographic Printing Co., City of Memphis, TN), c 1987.
- Hagen, R. Hagen, R. Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs, Rose-Marie & Rainer Hagen, (Barnes and Noble Books, New York), c 2003, (originally: Taschen, GmbH, Koln, c 2003, 1999); pg. 60; pg. 101.
- Reeves, Nicholas. Ancient Egypt, The Great Discoveries, a Year-by-Year Chronicle, Nicholas Reeves, (Thames and Hudson Ltd, London), c 2000. See pgs 14-17, 1799, The Hieroglyphic Code, 1799 The Tomb of Amenophis III, 1799 Denon's Papyrus.
- Wilkinson, Richard. Gardiner's Sign List; (for Hieroglyphs).
External links
- Brooklyn Museum website
- Louvre block statue of Wahibre-(Wah,ib,re) Louvre statue.
Enlarge in Window; accessed 6 February 2007. - Block Statue of Senemut Archived 2013-09-28 at the Senemut
- Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh, a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on block statues
- 'Gifts for the Gods: Images from Egyptian Temples, a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on block statues