Base with Two Prostrate Figures
Description
<p>Two provincial governors are shown prostrate before a higher authority. A third governor was once between them, but both his figure and his name have been removed. This unique sculpture must have been combined with the statue of a god or king. It is possible that the work was once part of a larger group that may have shown all the provincial governors of Upper and Lower Egypt. The removal of the middle figure may either have been a "damnatio memoriae" to destroy the commemoration of the depicted person, or to replace his image by the figure of another person.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.373' rel='external'>Base with Two Prostrate Figures</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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English description
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.373 tier-2
- Walters-id 5539 tier-2
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