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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of Irj-aa - Walters 22141.jpg Most non-royal statues of the 25th Dynasty were dedicated in temples during the owner's lifetime They also served a funerary function perpetuating the donor's name Offerings continued to be made to the statue long after the owner's death Irj-aa a priest of Amen is shown wearing a double wig a style fashionable in the New Kingdom The statue type and wig demonstrate how 25th Dynasty artists drew on earlier periods for inspiration On the left side of the body is a carving of Irj-aa adoring the Osiris symbol of Abydos the god's burial place ca 750 664 BC Third Intermediate black granite cm 31 8 16 2 21 accession number 22 141 27993 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 place of origin Karnak Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian block statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian third intermediate period Statues from Karnak temple complex Ancient Egyptian priests | ||||
