Base of a statue
- Accession Number
- EC266
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Sculpture, Statue
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Limestone)
- Measurements
- height 9cm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Limestone statue base, left foot in front of right foot. 9.5cm high. Hieroglyphs on back pillar. Toes of right foot marked by four parallel grooves (elongated vs. natural), toenails indicated. The inscription on the back reads prt-ḫrw t ḥnḳt kꜣw ꜣpdw n kꜣ n (A voice offering of bread, beer, cattle, fowl, for the kA of ...). The statue is typical for local elites in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
- Other Identity
- 116
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | The British Museum
- Inscription
-
prt-ḫrw t ḥnḳt kꜣw ꜣpdw n kꜣ n A voice offering of bread, beer, cattle, fowl, for the kA of ...
- Language
- Egyptian
- Script
- Hieroglyphic
- Last modified: 13 Dec 2020