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Painted limestone statue of a striding man standing on a rectangular base. He stands with his hands clenched at his sides, wearing a short kilt pleated on one side and drawn up through the belt, narrow collar, and short layered coiffure.

Details

  • ID
    JFKL_MO_95.72
  • Department
    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Giza
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    H. 31 in.
  • Credit Line
    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
  • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Digital Identifier
    JFKSG-MO-1995-72
  • Object Ownership Information
    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
  • Object owned by
    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
  • Notes
    Presented to the President and Mrs. Kennedy by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in gratitude for their work to save the temples of Abu Simbel. Mrs. Kennedy helped to organize international support to move the temples before they were forever lost by the flooding of the Nile during construction of the Aswan Dam. The three-foot Egyptian statue was presented to her by the government of Egypt at the opening of the King Tutankhamen exhibit in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 1961.

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