The statuette represents Bakenrenef, vizier of Psamtek I (664-619 BC) and priest of the Memphite deities Ptah and Sokar. He kneels, with his hands flat on his thighs in the age-old attitude of veneration. The idealised and powerful facial features point to the 25th Dynasty. The statue looks slightly upwards, a characteristic of exaltation. The statue bears several archaising indications, such as the round striated wig with a central lock of hair, indicating the vizier's membership of the priesthood of Ptah, and the heartamulet on his chest. This statue, recently put together from two fragments, is an excellent example of the archaising statuary of the Saite Period.
The sem priest, divine father and priest, the vizier Bakenrenef. One provided for by Ptah-Sokar, the sem priest, the iwnmutef priest, the purifier of the sanctuary, the vizier Bakenrenef. ... bread, beer, meat, fowl, all good things, for the Ka of the sem priest Bakenrenef.
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