Niche stone with five figures
1800-1664 or 931-725 BC
A woman stands alongside four men shown in the same pose but clothed differently. They wear either ankle-length or short kilts and bag wigs – except for one of them who is bald. The woman in her form-fitting dress wears a long wig. On the left short side there is an offering formula calling upon the god PtahSokarOsiris.
A woman stands alongside four men shown in the same pose but clothed differently. They wear either ankle-length or short kilts and bag wigs – except for one of them who is bald. The woman in her form-fitting dress wears a long wig. On the left short side there is an offering formula calling upon the god PtahSokarOsiris.
Time:
1800-1664 or 931-725 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Grey granodiorite, with large inclusions of reddish feldspar
Dimensions:
H 42 cm, B 67,5 cm, T 32,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5779
Provenance
1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection
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