Statue of Ipepy Faiyum, Egypt
Description
Object Label: This statue’s inscriptions indicate that it probably stood in a temple of the god Sobek. The inscriptions on the base, in the form of an offering table and a libation basin, appeal to passersby to recite an offering formula whose words magically contain the essence of what is offered, and to pour a revivifying libation for the subject of the statue, a man named Ipepy. The appeals face outward to the viewer, while the offerings face inward to Ipepy. Caption: Statue of Ipepy, ca. 1870–1750 B.C.E.. Quartzite, limestone, 12 x 9 x 13 7/16 in., 49 lb. (30.5 x 22.9 x 34.2 cm, 22.23kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.140a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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- Brooklyn 57.140 PNM textFaiyum
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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Cross-references (3)
- BKM-Accession 57.140a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3636 tier-2
- PNM-Object pnm:83888649 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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