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Statue of a Vizier, Usurped by Pa-di-iset
Egyptianca. 1780-1700 BC; Inscription and relief: ca. 900-850 BC (late Middle Kingdom-Third Intermediate)
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
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).
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- Title: Statue of a Vizier, Usurped by Pa-di-iset
- Creator Nationality: Egyptian
- Date Created: ca. 1780-1700 BC; Inscription and relief: ca. 900-850 BC (late Middle Kingdom-Third Intermediate)
- Physical Dimensions: w10.25 x h30.5 x d11.5 cm
- Type: statues; sculpture
- Rights: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- External Link: The Walters Art Museum
- Medium: graywacke
- Provenance: Maurice Nahman, Cairo; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Place of Origin: Delta in Egypt
- Inscriptions: [Translation] caption of the scene on the kilt: 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.
- ExhibitionHistory: 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
- Artist: Egyptian
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