Stelophorous Statue of Bay. Dimensions: Overall: H. 28.1 cm (7 1/2 in); w. 15 cm (4 in); d. 15 cm (5 7/8 in)upper half: h. 17.8 cm (7 in)lower half: h. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 19. Reign: reign of Seti I or later. Date: ca. 1294-1250 B.C..This statuette depicts a kneeling man holding a stela inscribed with a hymn to the sun. An inscription on the back of the statuette identifies the man as Bay, who was a scribe working in the administration of the temple of Seti I, a post he probably held into the reign of Seti's son, Ramesses II. Complete statues of nonroyal individuals from this period are uncommon, and pieces of this fine quality are extremely rare. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Stelophorous Statue of Bay. Dimensions: Overall: H. 28.1 cm (7 1/2 in); w. 15 cm (4 in); d. 15 cm (5 7/8 in)upper half: h. 17.8 cm (7 in)lower half: h. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 19. Reign: reign of Seti I or later. Date: ca. 1294-1250 B.C..This statuette depicts a kneeling man holding a stela inscribed with a hymn to the sun. An inscription on the back of the statuette identifies the man as Bay, who was a scribe working in the administration of the temple of Seti I, a post he probably held into the reign of Seti's son, Ramesses II. Complete statues of nonroyal individuals from this period are uncommon, and pieces of this fine quality are extremely rare. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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