Standing statue of Ba-ba-ef
early 5th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC
Ba-ba-ef’s tomb had two external statue chambers; between them they once held up to 50 statues; this one depicts Ba-ba-ef wearing a short, pleated half-goffered kilt and a short, curled wig. The inscription on the tall back pillar includes his name and titles: the Prince, Overseer of All Construction Projects of the King, Ba-ba-ef.
Ba-ba-ef’s tomb had two external statue chambers; between them they once held up to 50 statues; this one depicts Ba-ba-ef wearing a short, pleated half-goffered kilt and a short, curled wig. The inscription on the tall back pillar includes his name and titles: the Prince, Overseer of All Construction Projects of the King, Ba-ba-ef.
Time:
early 5th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Mastaba des Ba-ba-ef (G. 5230), Schutt der Nordwand
Material/technology:
Yellowish calcite
Dimensions:
H 50 cm, B 16,5 cm, T 23 cm, G 15 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7785
Provenance
1914, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna