Block Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and Taat

Block Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and Taat

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the late 25th dynasty and early 26th Dynasty the austere beauty of the block statue form, here particularly enhanced by the hard gleam of dark surfaces, was greatly appreciated. The form puts a strong emphasis on the face and complements the often stern countenances favored at the time. The front of the statue gives the names, titles and parentage of Djedkhonsuiuefankh, son of Khonsumes and Taat. Djedkhonsuiuefankh can be linked to a multigeneration illustrious family of priests at Thebes. On the top of the base is an appeal to the living, a request for offerings to those who would pass the statue where it was placed in Luxor Temple. On the back pillar is an inscribed formula known as the Saite formula.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Block Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and TaatBlock Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and TaatBlock Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and TaatBlock Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and TaatBlock Statue of a Prophet of Montu and Scribe Djedkhonsuefankh, son of Khonsumes and Taat

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.