Stock Photo - Statuette of Wadjet in the name of Akanosh son of Pediamenopet, Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period or later, Dynasty 21–25, ca. 1070–664 B.C. or later, From Egypt, Copper alloy, 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.), Statuary and equipment in bronze and precious metals have long associations with temple cult and ritual. While the king traditionally made such gifts in his role as mediator between the gods and mankind, by the Third Intermediate Period much of the divine statuary in temples originated from nonroyal gifts, and great numbers of divine statuettes were inscribed with prayers for their donors’ eternal life