A statue of Roy, High Priest of Amun

Description

Granodiorite squatting figure of Roy, High Priest of Amun during the reigns of Ramses II, Merenptah and Sety II, holding a Hathor-headed sistrum before, the dorsal pillar is inscribed with two vertical registers of hieroglyphs - invocations to Amun-Ra and Mut; lower section lost. 19th Dynasty, dating to circa 1220 BC. Found in Thebes, Egypt. Height: 88 centimetres (Original) Height: 113 centimetres (Restored) Model by Daniel Pett, made using a Nikon D5100 and Photoscan. The lighting conditions in the gallery where this is displayed make it quite hard to get a good image of the reverse. British Museum Collection online: http://bit.ly/statueRy [Buy a resin cast.](http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/invt/cmcr60560) [](http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-2335) [](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/85835385)