File:Egyptian - Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet Entertained by a Harpist - Walters 2238.jpg
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[edit]Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet Entertained by a Harpist
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Anonymous (Egypt) |
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| Title |
Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet Entertained by a Harpist |
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English: Late Period interest in the past is clearly demonstrated in this work, whose composition, clothing, and poses all recall Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom works. Details such as the crisp precision of the carving and the presence of personal names date the piece to the Late Period. It shows its owners, Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet and his wife Hathor-em-hat, to the viewer's left. Their daughter, with close-cropped hair, kneels at center. The three are entertained by a harpist named Psamtik-seneb, who "plays the harp for the good of their spirits everyday." The harpist's name means "may King Psamtik be healthy." The tomb from which this relief came was located in Saqqara, the necropolis (cemetery) of Memphis, an important center for the worship of the goddesses Sekhmet and Hathor, whose names are incorporated into the tomb owners' names. |
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| Date | between circa 550 and circa 525 BC (Late Period) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | carved limestone, traces of red paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 44 cm (17.3 in); width: 65 cm (25.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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22.38 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | Inscriptions above each of the figures identify the person depicted: [Translation] "Priest of Sekhmet of the Acacia Tree, Priest of Ptah: Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet," "his wife: Hathor-em-hat," "his beloved daughter Ta-(net)-Nefertem," and the harpist and "singer Psamtik-seneb," who is "plucking the harp for your" [i.e. Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet's] "Ka" (life force) "everyday." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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- Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum
- Harps in ancient Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian art from Memphis
- Sekhem sceptre (hieroglyph)
- Well (hieroglyph)
- Slay symbol (hieroglyph)
- Shen loop (hieroglyph)
- Launderer's club (hieroglyph)
- Reliefs of the Egyptian 26th dynasty
- Psamtikseneb
- Old age in ancient Egypt
- Ankh-ef-en-sekhmet
- 6th-century BC Egyptian reliefs
- 6th-century BC reliefs in the United States
- 6th-century BC inscriptions in the United States
- Psammetichus Seneb