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Seated statue of Chent with her son Rudju

early 5th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC , From Giza, tomb G 4970

 

 

Seated statue of Chent with her son Rudju

Chent was the wife of a high official in whose tomb the statue depicting her with one of her children was found. Her son Rudju is shown nude (typical for representations of children); his head is shaved except for a youth lock, and he raises one finger to his mouth.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum VII

Object data

Object Name

Statue

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Old Kingdom,

Dated

early 5th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC

Material

Painted limestone

Dimensions

H 53 cm, B 26 cm, T 38 cm, G ca. 50 kg

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7507

Provenance

1912/13, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna

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