Statuary
E13514
Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display
From: Egypt | Giza
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E13514 |
| Current Location | Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display - On Display |
| Provenience | Egypt | Giza |
| Locus | Tomb G 2093 |
| Period | Old Kingdom | Fourth Dynasty | Fifth Dynasty |
| Date Made | 2625 - 2500 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Iconography | Mesty |
| Description | Of Mesty; painted. Some Egyptian tombs had a small hidden room called a serdab. A statue of the deceased was placed in the serdab, blocking it from view. One or more holes or a narrow slit in the wall directly in front of the face of the statue would allow the ka -- or life force-- of the deceased which could reside in the statue, to leave the serdab to receive offerings left for the enjoyment of the deceased. |
| Height | 44 cm |
| Width | 13.5 cm |
| Depth | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Giza, Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1920 |
| Other Number | G55 - Field No SF |
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