Standing figure of Shepses-ptah
late 6th Dynasty, ca. 2200-2191 BC
This sculpture (like the standing figure ÄS 7508) was one of the many statues discovered in the mastaba of Shepses-ptah. The tomb owner wears a short curled wig and a kilt with a projecting panel created by overlapping one end and tucking it into the belt at his waist.
This sculpture (like the standing figure ÄS 7508) was one of the many statues discovered in the mastaba of Shepses-ptah. The tomb owner wears a short curled wig and a kilt with a projecting panel created by overlapping one end and tucking it into the belt at his waist.
Time:
late 6th Dynasty, ca. 2200-2191 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Mastaba des Schepses-ptah (S 338/339), westlicher Serdab
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 47,2 cm, B 14 cm, T 18 cm, Gewicht: 7 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7499
Provenance
1913, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna