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late 5th Dynasty, ca. 2400 BC, From Giza, tomb of Snofru-nefer
The ‘Director of Singers at Court’ Snofru-nefer was responsible for the performances of music and dance at the palace. In spite of his responsible position he had himself depicted in this statue nude and without a wig. This youthful representation was probably intended to express his wish to be rejuvenated in the Hereafter.
Statue
Ägyptisch
Old Kingdom,
late 5th Dynasty, ca. 2400 BC
Painted limestone
H 78 cm, B 23,7 cm, T 32,5 cm G 26 kg
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7506
1912/13, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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