Right foot from a colossal statue
ca. 2000–1100 BC
The foot comes from a colossal statue depicting eighter a king or a god, seated or standing, and which measured between 13 and 20m in height. The dating is uncertain. Perhaps the foot belongs to one of the two colossal seated statues that the 12th Dynasty king Amenemhet III (who reigned from 1843 to 1797 BC) erected in the Faiyum.
The foot comes from a colossal statue depicting eighter a king or a god, seated or standing, and which measured between 13 and 20m in height. The dating is uncertain. Perhaps the foot belongs to one of the two colossal seated statues that the 12th Dynasty king Amenemhet III (who reigned from 1843 to 1797 BC) erected in the Faiyum.
Time:
ca. 2000–1100 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Memphis, Gebiet um (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Silicified sandstone
Dimensions:
H 61 cm, L 109,5 cm, B 97 cm, Gewicht inkl. Holzsockel: 630 kg (Sockelgewicht: ca. 50 kg)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5781
Provenance
1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection
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