Statue of a male butcher
Painted limestone statue of a standing man butchering a trussed calf; he wears a kilt from waist to knees with a whetstone stuck through the left side of his belt. His right hand holding a knife is restored and the front corner of the base is missing.
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- ID
- OIC_E_10625
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- Department
- Oriental Institute, Chicago
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Said to be from tomb of Nikauinpu, location unknown, presumed to be at Giza
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- 290 x 101 x 265 mm
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- Credit Line
- Oriental Institute, Chicago
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- Accession Number
- 242
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
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- Object owned by
- The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
- Type Object owned by