Seated statue of Chent with her son Rudju
early 5th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC
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.
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.
Time:
early 5th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Mastaba des Nisut-nefer (G. 4970), nördlicher Serdab
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 53 cm, B 26 cm, T 38 cm, G ca. 50 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7507
Provenance
1912/13, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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