Sebek em hat, a Leader of Priests

Sebek em hat, a Leader of Priests

ca. 1780 B.C.; Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12-early Dynasty 13; Limestone; 48.3 cm (19 in.); Founders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund; 51.276

In contrast to the Seated Man, the subject of the standing statue of Sebek em hat can be identified as a leader of a group of priests in the temple of a deified king at Heliopolis (near Cairo).