A statue of Roy, High Priest of Amun

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Abstract

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) [![ORCiD](https://img.shields.io/badge/ORCiD-0000--0002--0246--2335-green.svg)](http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-2335) [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/85835385.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/85835385) Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

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Ancient Egypt and Archaeology African history and culture analysis Archaeology and Historical Studies

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
25 July 2026
Language
EN
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