Statue group of Meri-ptah, Sa-aset, and Kafi
19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1304–1237 BC
The statue once stood in a niche in the tomb of the royal official Meri-ptah at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna; he is the man in the center. As “Royal Scribe of the Table of the Lord of the Two Lands” Meri-ptah was responsible for supplying food to the court. His mother Kafi sits at his left; his brother Sa-aset (Siese) is to his right.
The statue once stood in a niche in the tomb of the royal official Meri-ptah at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna; he is the man in the center. As “Royal Scribe of the Table of the Lord of the Two Lands” Meri-ptah was responsible for supplying food to the court. His mother Kafi sits at his left; his brother Sa-aset (Siese) is to his right.
Time:
19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1304–1237 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Theben-West, Scheich Abd el-Qurna, TT 387 (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Limestone, painted
Dimensions:
H 70 cm, B 52 cm, T 45 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 48
Provenance
1854, gift of Consul F. Champion