Group of two seated male persons.

Group of two seated male persons.

This group of two seated males in sandstone comes from the excavations of W. F. Petrie at Serabit el-Khadim. It depicts the "director of sealed matters" Nebaaour and the "chamberlain of Djedbaou" Khentykhety. The piece belongs to the category of private statues which were placed in the sanctuary of Hathor so that the owners may benefit from the divine kindness.

SARABIT EL-KHADIM

SANDSTONE

MIDDLE KINGDOM

FORMULA Htp-di-nsw.t

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P. De Smet et J. Josephson, A Masterwork of Middle Kingdom Sculpture (Brussels, MRAH E. 6748), BMRAH 62 (1991) 9

D. Valbelle et Ch. Bonnet, Le sanctuaire d'Hathor maîtresse de la turquoise, Paris 1996, 154 fig. 178

Inventory number E.2310

KMKG - MRAH

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