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Block statue of Harsomtusemhat (basalt)

Sitting on a socle, with his legs grouped and the hands on his knees. Before the arms and between the legs, the man is holding the sesheshet sistrum, with the face of the goddess Hathor and the monumental gate in raised relief. This statue was meant to be placed inside a temple. It portraits an old man with realistic features and expressive look, following the style of the Saite period. The owner was a high ranking official and priest, who lived in the Memphite area, as shown by his titles, and by another statue of his found in the temple of Ptah.

Reign of

Psamtik I. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-610 BC. Now in the National Archaeological Museum, Madrid.