A part of an unfinished dorsal pillar statuette of king Nectanbo II from Atheibis

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The remaining part of the statue of king Nectanbo II is found merely by accident in 1999, at Kafr A1 Saraya ,Banha, Qaliubiya.

The site is a pan of the old town of Athribis, the statue carries the number 3416 in registration 3 north of Qaliubiya.

Currently it is stored in Tel Basta Archaeological site.

The statue is made of black basalt; the height of the remaining,part of the statue is 74 cm and the maximum width is 57 cm.

It belongs to Jdng Nectanbo 11 based on the nSW-PlLy pf (]jg ^hich is carved on his right shoulder.

The dorsal-pillar inscription that provides the king’s titles and names is incomplete and consisting of one specific vertical line boarded by an engraved bold thick line on both side.

The text gives titles of king Nectanbo, II, the last king of the 30th Dynasty of the ancient Egyptian History.

The cartouche of the king contains the nSW-hil)' title: Stp JJ Iwn 'the one who pleased the heart of Re, chosen firom Amun'.The discovery of the statue in this region proves the interest of the kings of the 30* Dynasty in Athribis, through building many temples dedicated to the local deities of Athribis, in particular the god , Despite the small size of the remainder of this statue, it represents the public artistic style of sculpture of the 30lh Dynasty.

It reflects the technical sldll to sculptors of this epoch, and the ability to control the hardness of such stone in ancient Egypt,