Ka-aper with Offerings
Date2565/2420 BC
Object PlaceAbusir, Upper Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
MediumPolychromed limestone
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions24 3/8 × 19 7/8 inches (61.91 × 50.48 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund
Terms
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.On View
On viewCollections
- Egyptian Objects from the DIA
Locations
- Treatment Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation, Fine Art
6th Century BC
5th Century BC
745/727 BC
5th Century BC
17th Century
late 15th Century