English: A remarkable example of the re-use of a work of art, reflecting the course of Egypt's long history, this statue was originally carved to commemorate a powerful government official. A thousand years later the inscription naming this unknown man was erased, and a carved scene was added depicting its new owner, Pa-di-iset, son of Apy, worshipping the gods Osiris, Horus, and Isis. From a text on the rear of the statue we learn that Pa-di-iset was a diplomatic messenger to the neighboring lands of Canaan and Peleset (Palestine).
Date
between circa 1780 and circa 1700
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
BC; Inscription and relief: ca. 900-850 BC (late Middle Kingdom-Third Intermediate)
The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984. Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001.
Credit line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Inscriptions
[Translation] caption of the scene on the shendyt: Ka of Osiris: Pa-di-iset, the justified, son of Apy.
[Translation] on the back pillar: The only renowned one, the impartial envoy of Philistine Canaan, Pa-di-iset, son of Apy.
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