Model of a Naos

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumLimestone

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions17 1/8 x 8 1/16 x 2 11/16 in., 9 kg (43.5 x 20.5 x 6.9 cm, 19 lb. 13 7/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.141

Label TextArchitectural models illustrated a planned feature on a smaller scale. This model likely depicts a sistrum sound box, the upper part of an ancient Egyptian Hathor column from the Late to Ptolemaic periods. In the front of the soundbox is a uraeus with a sun disk framed by a shrine doorway. The niches above may represent a spandrel or clerestory. The sides and back of the naos are crudely finished with visible tool marks to show sculptors how to rough out the form. Two vertical channels are on either side of the recess.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 2.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.

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