Foot of a Statue
Old Kingdom
Not on view
At least one statue of the deceased was an important element of the burial equipment. No complete statues were found during the clearance of Perneb's tomb, but several statue fragments were discovered in the debris of the superstructure. These would have belonged to one or more figures either of Perneb himself or of members of his family. The statues would have been placed originally in Perneb's "serdab," a hidden room behind one of the chapel walls (see 98.4.9).
Made of wood that has been coated with plaster and painted red, this partial foot comes from a male statue. A peg shows where would have been attached to the main part of the statue.
