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Limestone seated statuette of Imakhufu and his wife

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza

Limestone seated pair statue of Imakhufu (resting hands on knees) and his wife (name illegible; with right hand resting on husband's right shoulder). Inscription on the plinth.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_1066
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Giza
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    45.0 x 27.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_48076
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/14708
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Excavator
    Service des Antiquités
  • Owner
    Imakhufu
  • Notes
    From excavations of the Service des Antiquites, January 27, 1924.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Antiquities Service; Ima-Khufu; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_48076; EMC_SR_2.14708

Full Bibliography

  • Hornemann, Types of Egyptian Statuary V, pls. 1190-1191

People 1

Ancient People

  • Imakhufu

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_X_Sp108LR

Institutions 1

  • Service des Antiquités

    • Type Excavator
    • Remarks Egyptian antiquities service; precursor to Supreme Council of Antiquities.