Statue of Karomama, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun
Yearc. 850 BCE (Julian)
Mediumbronze, gold, silver, electrum
Dimensions59 cm (23 in) × 15.5 cm (6.1 in) × 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
LocationRoom 643
CollectionDepartment of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre Edit this on Wikidata
Accession No.N 500 Edit this on Wikidata

The Statue of Karomama, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun is a bronze statue depicting a priestess of the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt, circa 870 BCE. It was discovered in Karnak, and is now on display at the Musée du Louvre.

Jean-François Champollion acquired the statue in 1829, and misidentified the subject as Karomama II, wife and sister of Pharoh Takelot II; the Karomama depicted is in fact a daughter of Osorkon I, Karomama Meritmut.

The statue is made of bronze, with gold, solver and electrum damascening inlay. The overseer of the treasury Ahentefnakht offered it to her.[1]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Helen Jacquet-Gordon: A Statuette of Ma'et and the Identity of the Divine Adoratress Karomama, in: ZÄS 94 (1967), 86-93

Source