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Fragment of granite statue of Dedi

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: Sphinx

Fragment of black granite standing statue of a man wearing short kilt, broken off above the waist. Inscribed on pedestal [GLYPS] [rx nswt ddj] royal acquaintance, Dedi.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_12553
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    From E of Great Sphinx
  • Material
    Granite
  • Dimensions
    H 47.0 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Cairo Temporary Register number
    EMC_TR_31.12.28.11
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15422
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Excavator
    Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
  • Owner
    Dedi (near Sphinx)
  • Notes
    From excavations of Emile Baraize.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Ddy; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_TR_31.12.28.11; EMC_SR_2.15422

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • Sphinx

    • Site Name Sphinx Complex

People 2

Ancient People

  • Dedi (near Sphinx)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks RELATED SITE(S): Sphinx; RELATED MEDIA: EMC_TR_VIII_Sp368-369lr

Modern People

  • Émile Baraize

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates French, 1874–1952
    • Remarks French engineer working for the Service des Antiquities who excavated around the Sphinx from 1926-1936.