Limestone statue of Kai
Limestone statue of Kapunisut Kai wearing kilt, short wig, and a collar; eyes inlaid; left hand resting against his chest; right hand on his thigh. Son Shepseska shown standing by his right leg, with daughter Nefretankh kneeling embracing her father's left leg; inscription on base; painted.
Details
- ID
- GEM_5332
- Alternate IDs
- GEM_5332; 5332; EMC_JE_99128; JE_99128; EMC_SR_2/19470; SR_2/19470; ZH_exc_282; exc_282
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Limestone statue of Kai
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 25.0 cm
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- G 1741, serdab
- Bibliography
- Hawass, Zahi. "Unique Statues at Giza V: The Exceptional Statue of the Priest Kai and His Family." In Khaled Daoud, Shafia Bedier & Sawsan Abd el-Fatah, eds. Studies in Honor of Ali Radwan. Supplément aux Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte, no. 34. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2005, pp. 27–29, figs. 2-11; Hawass, Zahi. ed. The Treasures of the Pyramids. Vercelli: White Star Publishers, 2003, p. 223; Hawass, Zahi. "Zahi Hawass talks to KMT about matters on the Giza Plateau (Interview)." KMT 8, no. 2 (Summer 1997), p. 22
- Notes
- Discovered 1992
- Remarks
- ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): SR 2/ 19470; EMC_JE_99128; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Kapunisut Kai (G 4651 and G 1741), Nefretankh (in G 4651 and G 1741), Shepseska (in G 1741), Zahi Hawass; RELATED SITE(S): G 1741; RELATED MEDIA: AAW2130