Priest Teti with His Family
Description
<p>Teti the priest was the principal owner of this group statue. In keeping with artistic conventions, he is placed in the center, larger than the two other figures, and receives their supportive gestures. The smaller man is Teti's father, also named Teti, while the woman is the elder Teti's wife, Meket. The reference to the god Ptah of ancient Memphis in the inscription on the front of the younger Teti's kilt suggests that the sculpture may have been dedicated in a temple there. This association with Memphis might also account for the statue's unusual pyramid-like shape, as a similarly shaped sacred monument, called the "benben," was worshiped in the region.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.163' rel='external'>Priest Teti with His Family</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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- Walters-AccNum 22.163 tier-2
- Walters-id 184 tier-2
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