Two persons sitting side by side
late 6th Dynasty to 1st Intermediate Period, ca. 2374-2040 BC;
The rather crude style of the figures is characteristic for the end of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period. The modeling of the abdomen around the navels of both figures is unusual. The relationship between the man and woman is unclear because the group is uninscribed and comes from a tomb without any inscriptions.
The rather crude style of the figures is characteristic for the end of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period. The modeling of the abdomen around the navels of both figures is unusual. The relationship between the man and woman is unclear because the group is uninscribed and comes from a tomb without any inscriptions.
Time:
late 6th Dynasty to 1st Intermediate Period, ca. 2374-2040 BC;
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Ziegelmastaba S 4419, Korridor
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 40,6 cm, B 28,1 cm, T 21 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 8019
Provenance
1927, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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