Limestone standing statuette of Intishedu
Painted limestone standing statuette of the artisan Intishedu, left leg advanced; wearing a kilt, curled wig, and broad collar of three rows of blue and white beads. Both arms are close to his sides clutching rolls of linen or leopard skin. On the base, hieroglyphic inscription with name and title of Intishedu. Right arm broken and restored; some pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- GEM_4835
- Alternate IDs
- GEM_4835; 4835; EMC_JE_98948; JE_98948; EMC_SR_2/19445; SR_2/19445; ZH_exc_277; exc_277
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Limestone standing statuette of Intishedu
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 5.8 cm
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- ZH_1915, serdab
- Bibliography
- Hawass, Zahi. "A Group of Unique Statues Discovered at Giza III: The Statues of Jnty-šdw from Tomb GSE 1915." In Nicolas Grimal, ed. Les Critères de Datation Stylistiques à l'Ancien Empire. Bibliothèque d' Étude 120. Cairo: Institut français d'archéologie
- Notes
- From excavations of Zahi Hawass, 1990.
- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Zahi Hawass; Intishedu (ZH_1915); RELATED SITE(S): GSE 1915; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_98948; EMC_SR_2.19445; ZH_exc_277