British Museum Top 20 08 Nenkheftka

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British Museum Top 20 07 Fowling in the Marshes

British Museum Top 20 09 Marble Buddha Amitabha

British Museum Top 20 10 Easter Island Hoa Hakananaia

British Museum Top 20 08 Nenkheftka [14 of 30]

8 Nenkheftka – tomb at Deshasha Egypt, 2400 BC, 1.3m high. The painted limestone statue of a provincial official has excellent facial features and great detail on the wig. Statues such as this were intended to keep the memory and the personality of the deceased person alive, so that even if his body were destroyed his spirit would still be able to reside in the statue.

British Museum Top 20 08 Nenkheftka 8 Nenkheftka – tomb at Deshasha Egypt, 2400 BC, 1.3m high. The painted limestone statue of a provincial official has excellent facial features and great detail on the wig. Statues such as this were intended to keep the memory and the personality of the deceased person alive, so that even if his body were destroyed his spirit would still be able to reside in the statue.

DATE: 2004-06-28 13:26