Statue of Khentika with Shaved Head

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ca. 1802–1640 B.C. · Black diorite · Egyptian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

Medium

Black diorite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1962