Head of a Statue of Sekhemkare Amenemhat V Seated
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
The lower part of the statue to which this head belonged is inscribed with the king’s name. In 1932, the body was found in the sanctuary of Heqaib on Elephantine Island by the Egyptian Antiquities Service. In 1988, Biri Fay recognized that the head and body belong together.
The lower part of the statue to which this head belonged is inscribed with the king’s name. In 1932, the body was found in the sanctuary of Heqaib on Elephantine Island by the Egyptian Antiquities Service. In 1988, Biri Fay recognized that the head and body belong together.
Artwork Details
- Title: Head of a Statue of Sekhemkare Amenemhat V Seated
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 13
- Reign: Amenemhat V
- Date: ca. 1795-1792 B.C.
- Geography: Probably from Egypt, Elephantine, Aswan
- Medium: Schist
- Dimensions: 14 1/16 × 6 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (35.7 × 17.5 × 20 cm)
- Credit Line: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art