Limestone standing statue of Tjenti
Old Kingdom limestone standing [statue] of unclothed man, supported at back by pilaster narrowing as it reaches body and widening slightly from top to base; figure standing left foot advanced, leg connected by supporting wall with pilaster at back, arms hanging down and connected with body by black painted part of stone, hands clenched at sides holding roll (handkerchief ?) in each hand, wears necklace (17 mm wide) with pendant amulet, whole figure painted red except hair painted black and white color of necklace, support and base painted imitating red granite, hair painted black without covering ears, eyebrows and eyelashes painted black over red, white of eye left red, iris painted dark brown over red, pupil painted black, space between arms and torso and between legs painted black over red; inscription: name [GLYPHS] Tjenti inscribed on top of base.
Illustration: Yes
Details
- ID
- GEM_1086
- Alternate IDs
- 1086; GEM_1086; EMC_JE_57019; JE_57019; HUMFA_31-1-5; 31-1-5; EMC_SR_2/14720; SR_2/14720
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
- Entry Date
- 01/01/1931
- Title
- Limestone standing statue of Tjenti
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 58 cm Width: 15 cm Thickness: 23 cm Weight: 11940 g
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- Pit G 7946 G, debris of pit
- Bibliography
- Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 207.
- Problems/Questions
- Cairo JE number verified