Ka-aper with Offerings

Date2565/2420 BC

Object PlaceAbusir, Upper Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

MediumPolychromed limestone

Dimensions24 3/8 × 19 7/8 inches (61.91 × 50.48 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund

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Object number7E

DescriptionProfile of a man, at left, painted dark red, sitting on a stool. He has shoulder length black hair and bangs and wears a kalasiris. His left hand is raised to his chest and he holds a small hoe. His right hand is extended toward a table to his left. He is surrounded by offerings and hieroglyphics.

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