Sep 25, 2025
A study appearing in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology by Dr. Zahi Hawass and Dr. Sarah Abdoh describes a unique Egyptian family statue.
Interesting. I wonder if the daughter had died earlier?
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A study appearing in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology by Dr. Zahi Hawass and Dr. Sarah Abdoh describes a unique Egyptian family statue.
Interesting. I wonder if the daughter had died earlier?
Statue of princess Redji - Museo Egizio Collection
Inventory Number: Cat. 3065 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3, 2592–2544 BCE Location Information: Saqqara
Description:
The inscription on the base indicates that the statue belonged to a “king’s daughter” named Redji. Although the name of her father is not mentioned, the style of the statue dates it to the beginning of the Old Kingdom. Statues like this were not intended as faithful portraits of the deceased; rather, they served as substitutes of the deceased in the tomb, somehow preserving his or her bodily integrity. This is hence an idealized image of the subject. The style is typical for the period: a rigid posture, a very short neck, and a voluminous wig.
Pleated Tunic - Museo Egizio Collection
Inventory Number: S. 7932/5 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5-6, 2435–2118 BCE Location Information: Asyut
Diagram Pictured From:
Borla, Matilde, “Pleated dresses from the Museo Egizio of Turin: study of the technical data of fabrics. Preliminary results”, in Antoine De Moor, Cäcilia Fluck, Petra Linscheid (eds), Textiles, Tools and Techniques Of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries [ ... ], 2015, pp. 104-130
Pleated tunic - Museo Egizio Collection
Inventory Number: S. 14087 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5-6, 2435–2118 BCE Location Information: Gebelein
Description:
Pleated tunics are usually made from three pieces of linen, one for the body and two for the sleeves. The body part, which sometimes had a fringe along the long side, was closed on the side and sewn at the sleeves. In this case, the neckline is completed by laces. This tunic had been folded and placed on the body of the deceased.
Diagram Pictured From:
Borla, Matilde, “Pleated dresses from the Museo Egizio of Turin: study of the technical data of fabrics. Preliminary results”, in Antoine De Moor, Cäcilia Fluck, Petra Linscheid (eds), Textiles, Tools and Techniques Of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries [ ... ], 2015, pp. 104-130
Pleated Tunic - Museo Egizio Collection
Inventory Number: S. 7932/4 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5-6, 2435–2118 BCE Location Information: Asyut
Diagram pictured from:
Borla, Matilde, “Pleated dresses from the Museo Egizio of Turin: study of the technical data of fabrics. Preliminary results”, in Antoine De Moor, Cäcilia Fluck, Petra Linscheid (eds), Textiles, Tools and Techniques Of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries [ ... ], 2015, pp. 104-130, fig. p. 104
Standing Statue of Mitry with flaring wig - Met Museum Collection
Inventory Number: 26.2.2a–c Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2381–2323 B.C. probably Location Information: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Tomb of Merti, Egyptian Antiquities Service excavations
Description:
Mitry (previously read as Merti) was a high official and provincial governor.
This statue shows Mitry in a flaring wig pushed behind his ears and a short kilt. His original wooden stick and baton, indications of rank, are preserved.
Nikare as a scribe - Met Museum Collection
Inventory Number: 48.67 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later Location Information: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Djoser Pyramid, south precinct possibly
Description:
Old Kingdom Egyptians sought to express a person's intangible personality by a multiplicity of images. Nikare was represented by at least four statues, including two in the Museum's collection (see also 52.19). In this statue he slightly bends his head as he sits over a papyrus, which he unrolls on his lap. The text records his name and title: Employee of the Granary, Nikare.
Head of a statue of an older man - Met Museum Collection
Inventory Number: 47.105.1 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4-5, ca. 2550–2460 B.C. Location Information: Location Unlisted
Description:
The small head was probably part of a standing statue with a back pillar. Narrow eyes, the remains of a jutting nose, a seamed face, and broad flat lips make this one of a restricted number of realistic depictions of aged officials from the Old Kingdom.