stories and histories STATUE OF KAROMAMA, THE DIVINE ADORATRICE OF AMUN

Statue of Karomama, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun

This bronze statue depicts the Queen Karomama I "divine
worshipper of Amun", wife of Osorkon II of the 22nd Dynasty
of Egypt. The statue was made c.850 BCE and is made of bronze
covered with gold, silver, and electrum. It is dedicated to Iahentefnakht, for "perpetuating the name of my mistress in the temple of Amun-Re". Louvre
Museum, Paris, France.

proportion of sculpture has beautiful configuration of female. She is height 59.5cm, width 35cm and diameter 12.5cm. The slender proportions of figure embody a charming
femininity. The face, however, has a severe expression, with inlaid eyes, aquiline noise, and small, delicately shaped mouth.
Karomama wears a long pleated dress and a short Nubian style wig with a uranus on her brow.
Her modius is by fairly large vulture whose out stretched wings seem to protect a
crowned cobra. A tall crown once fitted into the round headdress adorned with a uranus. A uranus must have decorated the front of wig but was broken off. Her hand are held out in front of her and it looks as though they would
have grasped something. She wears an elaborate dress which is made to resemble wings
encircling her body. This statue was dedicated by this
exceptional bronze object with multiple inlays.
She has walking composition on inscription hieroglyphics
because she once carried in her hands would have immediately
identified her as a priestess rather than princess.The main
body of this statue was cast in bronze and subsequently with a thin sheathing of bronze, which was then exquisitely engraved with patterns inlaid with gold, silver, and electrum. Her color is
red, green, gold and black. These created colourful effects,
although some are now missing.
Gold leaf was also used to highlight different sections of
the body, such as the wig with finely incise curls. A magnificent
eight-tiered collar remains; it includes alternating rows of
geometric and plant designs:
rosettes, lotus petals,
checkerboards, and spirals. The alloys used for the different
inlets created nuances and various surface patina, which are no longer visible, given the condition of the work. On her body has inlay with line and
includes alternating rows of geometric and plant designs
pattern with the bird wings surround her cloth. That looks
she has power in tradition and doctrine. So they had thought in design, material, shape and texture like female in human scale more than in the past and this period just have a cloth on artwork and consider to cumulative beauty.

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