Lower portion of a seated figure of Djefaihapi

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I
1971–1926 B.C.

Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 1(1)

Dimensions

Width x height x depth: 38.5 x 68 x 58 cm (15 3/16 x 26 3/4 x 22 13/16 in.)

Accession Number

14.724

Medium or Technique

Granodiorite

Not On View

Collections

The Ancient World

Classifications

Sculpture

This is a seated life-size statue of the nomarch Djefaihapi, husband of Lady Sennuwy. There are two joining fragments of the hip and kilt 13-12-687, 13-12-514.

Provenance

From Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 1(1). 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition