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Painted limestone seated statuette of Ankhtef seated on block chair without back.

Details

ID
GEM_14803
Alternate IDs
GEM_14803; 14803; EMC_JE_87808; JE_87808; EMC_SR_2/14763; SR_2/14763
Department
Grand Egyptian Museum
Classification
Sculpture
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
Title
Limestone seated statuette of Ankhtef
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
52.5 x 21.0 x 36.4 cm
Credit Line
Grand Egyptian Museum
Provenance
G 8806, serdab
Bibliography
Porter-Moss, p. 275; Hassan, Selim. Excavations at Gîza 5: 1933-1934, pp. 232-233, pls. 23b, 24; Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G347; Roth, Ann Macy. "The Meaning of Menial Labor: 'Servant Statues' in Old Kingdom Serdabs." Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 39 (2002), p. 111
Notes
From excavations of Selim Hassan, 1934.
Remarks
RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Selim Hassan; Ankhtef (G 8806); ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_87808; EMC_SR_2.14763; ex. No. S 10; RELATED SITE(S): G 8806

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