The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Statue of an official Ihy

Statue of an official Ihy

Period:: Old Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 6-8
Reign:: Pepi II at earliest
Date:: ca. 2200–2100 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara; includes the Serapeum, Djoser Pyramid precinct, near, Ptolemaic tomb, cache of statues of Ihy, SAE Excavations
Medium:: Wood, paint
Dimensions:: H. 104 cm
Credit Line:: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1927
Accession Number:: 27.9.3

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 103

Provenance

Excavated by Cecil Firth, Egyptian Government Excavations at Saqqara, 1925. Purchased from the Egyptian Government by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1927.
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What
Sculpture (24,350)

Wood (7,651)

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Africa (33,501)

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Saqqara (600)
When
8000-2000 B.C. (3,791)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,254)
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Egypt, 8000–2000 B.C.
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