Egyptian hieroglyphic relief for Bakenrenef, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, c.664-619 BC
Limestone
Height: 32.5cm, width: 18.4cm
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Two columns of incised hieroglyphs for the Vizier Bakenrenef, picked out in blue pigment. An address to a goddess, the text reads ‘Bakenrenef, true of voice, hail to you, Lady...
Two columns of incised hieroglyphs for the Vizier Bakenrenef, picked out in blue pigment. An address to a goddess, the text reads ‘Bakenrenef, true of voice, hail to you, Lady of Nebet(?)...’. The undetermined text could read ‘Nebet Temw’; the name of a lion- headed snake goddess. Chipping to the edges, some blue pigment remaining. An accompanying old mount with label which reads ‘Piece of Tomb of .... (Bakenranef) XXVth Dynasty. Presented by John Waterhouse Esq. EG.34’
Bakenrenef was Vizier to Psamtek I, the first pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty. He had a vast rock tomb, situated on the Eastern edge of the acropolis at Saqqara, the walls of which were covered in texts from the Book of the Dead and the Amduat. Porter and Moss note doorposts at the tomb with addresses to a deity; this may be a fragment of one such doorpost.
Bakenrenef was Vizier to Psamtek I, the first pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty. He had a vast rock tomb, situated on the Eastern edge of the acropolis at Saqqara, the walls of which were covered in texts from the Book of the Dead and the Amduat. Porter and Moss note doorposts at the tomb with addresses to a deity; this may be a fragment of one such doorpost.
Provenance
John Waterhouse Esq.William Ohly (1883-1955), London, UK; acquired 1940s-1950s, for his private museum, The Abbey Arts Centre, 89 Park Road, New Barnet, UK
Bienchen Ohly, London, UK; by descent from the above, her father
Douglas Barrett, UK; acquired from the above
Charles Ede Ltd, London, UK; acquired from the above, 2nd October 2014
Private Collection, London, UK; acquired from the above, 26th June 2015
The Abbey Art Centre and Museum was established in 1946 by William Ohly, an art dealer who ran the Berkeley Galleries in Davies Street, London.
