Limestone standing pair statue of Khakare and Ankhremenes
Limestone standing pair statue of Khakare and his son Ankhremenes (depicted as small boy); primary (larger) figure of Khakare standing with left leg advanced, hands clenched at sides, wearing shoulder length wig parted in middle, broadcollar, and pleated kilt tied at waist, secondary figure (smaller, knee height of larger figure) of Ankhremenes stands to proper left, young nude male figure with close shaven hair (to denote his youth), incised inscription on base of statue: "the hairdresser/wigmaker [jrt Sny] of the great house, Khakare, his eldest son, Ankhremenes"; traces of red paint remain on both figures.
Details
- ID
- HM_6-19780
- Alternate IDs
- 6-19780; HM_6-19780
- Department
- Hearst Museum, Berkeley
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
- Entry Date
- 1903–1904
- Title
- Limestone standing pair statue of Khakare and Ankhremenes
- Medium
- Limestone, paint
- Dimensions
- 39.5 x 10 x 17.5 cm
- Credit Line
- Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 1314, in serdab
- Bibliography
- Lutz, Henry F. Egyptian Statues and Statuettes in the Museum of Anthropology of the University of California. University of California Publications. Egyptian Archaeology 5. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1930, pp. 14-15, figs. 17, 18, pl. 22a, b. 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. 62. Thomas, Nancy, ed. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995, p. 131, cat. 43.
