Standing figure of Shepses-ptah
late 6th Dynasty, ca. 2200-2191 BC
The uninscribed standing figure is one of 14 statues discovered in the tomb of Shepses-ptah. It preserves traces of working, and in general gives the impression that it is unfinished. The pose with feet side by side is unusual; normally it characterizes statues of women. Shepses-ptah wears the so-called gala (or half-goffered) kilt.
The uninscribed standing figure is one of 14 statues discovered in the tomb of Shepses-ptah. It preserves traces of working, and in general gives the impression that it is unfinished. The pose with feet side by side is unusual; normally it characterizes statues of women. Shepses-ptah wears the so-called gala (or half-goffered) kilt.
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 50,8 cm, B 12,8 cm, T 21,5 cm, G 8,1
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7508
Provenance
1913, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna