Statuette

Block Statue

29-75-525

From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 29-75-525
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Locus 200.6, debris W of 8-9
Section Egyptian
Materials Sandstone
Inscription Language Hieroglyphic
Description

Block statue type with hands crossed on lap. Head missing. Skirt covered with inscription. The inscription is a funerary offering spell dedicated to Ptah-Sokar South of his Wall. The man's name is indistinct, but reads "The Scribe, S[///]ka-Ptah, engendered of the Scribe Teti, True of Voice, (and) Born to the Lady of the House [?]-Osiris.

Height 16.2 cm
Width 10.3 cm
Depth 14.3 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt, 1915-1920
Other Number M5067 - Field No SF

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