The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Block Statue of Neskhemenyu, son of Kapefha

Block Statue of Neskhemenyu, son of Kapefha

Period:: Ptolemaic Period
Date:: 4th century B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Karnak, Temple of Amun, Cachette
Medium:: Gabbro
Dimensions:: H. 30.7 cm (12 1/16 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession Number:: 07.228.26

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 133

Provenance

Excavated by Georges Legrain in the Karnak Cachette. Purchased by the museum from Michael Casira, Cairo, 1907. Included in the online database of the Karnak Cachette.
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What
Sculpture (24,350)

Statues (4,078)

Gabbro (27)
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Africa (33,501)

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Thebes (10,570)
When
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In the Museum
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Egypt, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.