Title
Double statue of Maya and his wife Merit waiting for a sacrificial meal and wearing their finest clothing
Caption
Double statue of Maya and his wife Merit waiting for a sacrificial meal and wearing their finest clothing, Maya was a minister under Tutnakhamun and Horemheb. The statue was meant to be a dwelling for their ka, a complicated concept in Ancient Egyptian religion, which can be associated with the western concept of the soul. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c 1325 BC. Saqqara.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden
Date
Jul 31, 2008
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_056
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
16,1Mb (527,7Kb) / 7,4in x 8,5in / 2211 x 2541 (300dpi)