Statue of Sebek-em-saf (head)
13th Dynasty, ca. 1700 BC
This stout fellow was a high official. Thanks to his influential position, he could commission a nearly life-sized statue of himself. The inscription on the back pillar mentions the god Monthu of Thebes, ‘resident in Hermonthis (Armant)’, implying that the statue was once set up in that town. The base was separated from the statue and ended up in Dublin before Vienna acquired the rest of the sculpture.
This stout fellow was a high official. Thanks to his influential position, he could commission a nearly life-sized statue of himself. The inscription on the back pillar mentions the god Monthu of Thebes, ‘resident in Hermonthis (Armant)’, implying that the statue was once set up in that town. The base was separated from the statue and ended up in Dublin before Vienna acquired the rest of the sculpture.
Time:
13th Dynasty, ca. 1700 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Armant (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Granodiorite
Dimensions:
Maße AE_INV_5801+AE_INV_5051: H 150 cm, B 43 cm, T 61,5 cm, G 420 kg (inkl. Palette)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5051
Provenance
1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection
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