Male Bust From a Group Statue
Description
<p>This fragment was once part of a double statue and would have probably shown the man seated with his wife to his left. His costume is the same as that worn by the royal scribe Nahu, also shown here. The three stylized flesh folds on the official's upper abdomen were a conventionalized method of showing relatively advanced age and prosperity. The remaining hieroglyphic text (on the back) mentions Ptah and Sokar, gods associated with ancient Memphis, suggesting that this sculpture came from the official's tomb at Saqqara, which was the primary necropolis, or cemetery, of Memphis.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.111' rel='external'>Male Bust From a Group Statue</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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- Walters-AccNum 22.111 tier-2
- Walters-id 39167 tier-2
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