Red Granite Figure of Roy at The British Museum, London

The cult of Amun was central to the importance of Thebes, so the high priest of Amun commanded great power. He oversaw a large bureaucracy and a considerable amount of wealth. At the end of the New Kingdom (about 1550-1070 BC) the high priests effectively ran Upper Egypt, and some of them were even to use the title of king. Roy was the high priest in the later part of the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC), and may have survived into the time of his successor Merenptah (1213-1203 BC). He commissioned several statues of himself. This block statue is one of four from the Temple of Mut at Karnak. Roy is shown presenting a large sistrum (rattle-like instrument), a symbol sacred to the goddess Hathor. The head of Roy is shown with a slightly oval face and elaborate shoulder-length wig, typical of the Ramesside period. Roy was buried on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes in the area known as Dra Abul Naga, where there is a large and prominent group of tombs of Ramesside high priests; his tomb is given the number 283. The statue was discovered by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, and came to the British Museum after the Treaty of Alexandria. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.阿蒙崇拜是底比斯得以兴盛的核心所在，因此阿蒙大祭司手握极高权力。其掌管着庞大的官僚体系与巨额财富。在新王国末期（约公元前1550年—前1070年），大祭司们实质上掌控了上埃及，部分祭司甚至采用了国王的头衔。 罗伊（Roy）是拉美西斯二世（Ramesses II，公元前1279年—前1213年）统治后期的阿蒙大祭司，其生平可能延续至其继任者麦伦普塔赫（Merenptah，公元前1213年—前1203年）在位时期。他曾下令为自己打造多尊雕像，此件方座雕像（block statue）为卡纳克穆特神庙（Temple of Mut at Karnak）出土的四尊同类雕像之一。 雕像中的罗伊手持一件大型西斯特鲁姆（sistrum，类摇铃乐器），该器物是女神哈索尔（Hathor）的神圣象征。罗伊的面部呈略带弧度的椭圆形，头戴精心制作的齐肩假发，这是拉美西斯时期（Ramesside period）的典型风格。 罗伊安葬于底比斯尼罗河西岸的德拉阿布埃尔纳加（Dra Abul Naga）区域，该区域分布着大量极具影响力的拉美西斯时期大祭司墓葬群，其墓葬编号为283。该雕像由拿破仑远征埃及的队伍发现，后通过《亚历山大条约》入藏大英博物馆（British Museum）。 本展品隶属于扫描世界（Scan The World）项目。扫描世界是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性项目，旨在打造全球公众可免费获取的、支持全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案库。该项目是一项开源的社区共建活动，若您身边有可分享的有趣藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。