Statuette of a squatting man wearing a knee-long kilt and a long wig leaving the ears exposed; open hands are lying on the knees, palms downwards. On the kilt there are two vertical columns of incised hieroglyphs; another inscription is carved around the base of the statuette.
Present location |
STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM [10/002] PETERSBURG |
Inventory number |
1476 |
Dating |
MIDDLE KINGDOM |
Archaeological Site |
UNKNOWN |
Category |
FIGURINE/STATUETTE |
Material |
GRANITE |
Technique |
HEWN; POLISHED |
Height |
16.8 cm |
Inscription A - (1) Revered in front of the Elder God, Lord of the Sky. (2) For the Ka of Iret, true of voice.
Inscription B - (1) A boon given by the king (to) Geb, //////////// Father of the Ennead - - - (2) of bread, beer, cattle, fowl, every good thing for the Ka of Iret born of Sat-sebek true of voice.