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Kneeling King

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Description

<p>One of the main duties of the Egyptian king was to perform rituals for the gods. There are many representations which show him either standing or kneeling with offerings in his hands, or in a gesture of adoration. This kneeling king is dressed in the royal Nemes headdress, a royal kilt, and an elaborate collar. The figure has lost the inserted cobra serpent above the forehead, the arms, and the offerings in his hands.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2093' rel='external'>Kneeling King</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Bronze Egyptian figure shown upright with a human kneeling stance implied by the short, compact body form, wearing a striped nemes-style headdress and a ceremonial garment across the chest and waist.

The image depicts a small bronze sculpture of a king-like male figure in a kneeling/low seated pose. The head is covered by a striped nemes-style headdress with a central ridge and flanking panels, and the face has a defined brow and eyes. The upper torso wears a broad, horizontally banded/striped collar-like garment across the chest. The body tapers downward with a rounded abdomen and legs indicated by the compact form; the lower garment shows incised/raised decorative banding. No clear inscriptions, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible on the figure at this resolution. No explicit deity attributes (e.g., animal heads) are visible; the iconography is consistent with royal statuary, aligning with the catalogue subject.

royal unclear (likely Egyptian Late/Final dynastic or later based on style of striped headdress and bronze casting; exact date unknown) good
Materials bronze

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

The belt of the king contains a cartouche with the name: ""User-maat-Ra setep-en-Amen."" This name was very common for kings of the Ramesside and Third Intermediate periods.

Connections

Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 54.2093 tier-2
  • Walters-id 5113 tier-2

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