Statue of Khentika with Shaved Head

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

The prayers for offering incised on the long kilt invoke the funerary god Ptah-Sokar and the deified king Snefru of the early Fourth dynasty. The high-waisted kilt and the shaved head are typical features of Thirteenth Dynasty statuary.

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Title: Statue of Khentika with Shaved Head
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Memphite Region, Dahshur
Medium: Black diorite
Dimensions: h. 27 cm (10 5/8 in)
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1962
Object Number: 62.77
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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