Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Seated Statue of Nehy
Description
<p>Depicted much as she would have appeared in life, the Chantress Nehy sits on a chair and holds in her left hand the symbol of her profession, a sistrum or rattle used in the worship of the goddess Hathor. Judging from her fine clothing and elegant hairstyle, as well as the scale and quality of her statue, we may assume that Nehy was able to afford a fine burial to ensure her place in the afterlife. Most likely this statue, one of two known, graced a tomb at Saqqara, the ancient necropolis of Memphis.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.106' rel='external'>Seated Statue of Nehy</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] Inscribed down front of skirt: Everything which goes forth before the lords of the necropolis: bread, beer, oxen and fowl, wine, incense, libation-water and all good and pure things for the Ka of the Osiris, the Mistress of the House, the Chantress of the Mistress of Heaven, She of the Southern Sycamore (Hathor), Nehy, True of Voice.
Connections
Deities
Hathor
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.106 tier-2
- Walters-id 22976 tier-2
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