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Limestone standing statue of Nebnetka

Limestone standing statue, with a back pillar, of a woman called Nebnetka wearing a wig, wide collar and a long garment; her arms along the body and her legs together; inscriptions in front of her feet; painted.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_11842
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    G 1039
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    56.0 x 16.0 x 25.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_37718
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15814
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Owner
    Nebnetka (in G 1039)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Notes
    From excavations of George Reisner, 1905.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): George Reisner; Nebet-Ka; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_37718; EMC_SR_2.15814

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1039

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 2

Ancient People

  • Nebnetka (in G 1039)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone standing statue (Cairo JE 37718) inscribed for Nebnetka (Porter-Moss III, p. 54), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in G 1039, vestibule, deposit of statues in debris just E of E wall.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.