Statue / king

Description

Statue in weathered red sandstone of King Sneferu wearing an afnet headdress and shendyt kilt, seated upon a block throne: Ancient Egyptian, Sinai, Serabit el-Khadim, 12th Dynasty, c.1985-1773 BC

Museum reference

A.1905.284.2

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Statue / king

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Sandstone

Physical description

Weathered red sandstone

Collection place(s)

Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Amenemhet III
King Sneferu

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Gardiner-Peet - 'Inscriptions of Sinai' Pl LXVIII, No 241

Gardiner, A. H., and T. E. Peet. 1955. The Inscriptions of Sinai. Vol. 2, Translations and Commentary, pp.133-134

PM VII, 358

Aldred, C. (1953), 'The Statue Head of a Tuthmoside Monarch', JEA 39, 48, n. 1

Wilding: 'Die Rolle' taf IX, p. 135

Connor, Simon (2020), Être et paraître, Statues royales et privées de la fin du Moyen Empire et de la Deuxième Période intermédiaire (1850-1550 av. J.-C.), 218, 307

On display

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world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered