Niche stone with five figures
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.
Title:
Niche stone with five figures
Time:
1800-1664 or 931-725 BC
location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung Room VII
Object Name:
Statue
Culture:
Ägyptisch
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 Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.:
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5779
Provenance:
1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection