Statue Group of Nen-kheft-ka and His Wife, Nefer-shemes
Description
<p>Found in a rock-cut tomb at Deshasheh, located about seventy miles to the south of modern Cairo, this pair statue of the mayor Nen-kheft-ka and his wife Nefer-shemes exemplifies in the pose and relative scale of its subjects the standard Egyptian artistic conventions for the representation of men and women. Nen-kheft-ka strides forward with his left foot and holds his arms closely at his sides, while his wife is depicted on a smaller scale and stands with her feet together. Each statue was carved separately and altered prior to burial to fit into a shared base.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.425' rel='external'>Statue Group of Nen-kheft-ka and His Wife, Nefer-shemes</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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- Walters-AccNum 22.425 tier-2
- Walters-id 29200 tier-2
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