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Statue of Semeret, daughter(?) of Nikauinpu

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

Painted limestone statue of a squatting girl sifting flour, both hands holding a sieve before her; she wears a skirt from waist to knees and a cap on her head. Inscibed on top of base at girl's right: "[His daughter(?)] Semeret".

Details

  • ID
    OIC_E_10623
  • Department
    Oriental Institute, Chicago
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Said to be from tomb of Nikauinpu, location unknown, presumed to be at Giza
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    256 x 108 x 169 mm
  • Credit Line
    Oriental Institute, Chicago
  • Accession Number
    242
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Object owned by
    The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
  • Owner
    Semeret (in Nikauinpu)

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Ancient People

  • Semeret (in Nikauinpu)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks In Cairo in 1920, a group of twenty-six servant statues and their appurtenances, along with four statuettes of the official Nikauinpu and his wife Hemetredjet, were purchased from Nicholas Tano. The tomb of Nikauinpu at Giza was given as the provenance for all. The precise location of this tomb is unknown (perhaps the Western Cemetery?), and it is generally dated to Dynasty 5 or 6. Most of these servant statues are in the collection of the Oriental Museum, Chicago, while one is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Possible daughter of Nikauinpu. Statue of squatting girl sifting flour (OIC_E_10623, now in Chicago); inscibed on top of base at girl's right: "[His daughter(?)] Semeret".

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