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| Keywords: Egyptian - Priest Holding the Figure of Osiris - Walters 22174 - Three Quarter Left.jpg Statues such as this were placed in temples and show the owner presenting a divine image to his god This statue represents Djed-khonsu-iuef-ankh a priest of the god Montu of Thebes He holds a statuette of Osiris god of the underworld Priests cared for cult images of the gods by cleaning and clothing them as well as offering them daily food and drink The inscriptions on this statue indicate that it was placed in the Temple of Montu at Karnak and was dedicated on behalf of Djed-khonsu-iuef-ankh by his son Khonsu-mes The owner of such a statue benefited during his life but also after his death from the rituals for the god with whom he is represented ca 665 650 BC Third Intermediate-Late Period granodiorite cm 57 14 26 accession number 22 174 14770 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian priests Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Statues from Karnak temple complex | ||||
