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Limestone standing pair statue of Khakare and Ankhremenes

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1314

Limestone standing pair statue of Khakare and his son Ankhremenes (depicted as small boy); primary (larger) figure of Khakare standing with left leg advanced, hands clenched at sides, wearing shoulder length wig parted in middle, broadcollar, and pleated kilt tied at waist, secondary figure (smaller, knee height of larger figure) of Ankhremenes stands to proper left, young nude male figure with close shaven hair (to denote his youth), incised inscription on base of statue: "the hairdresser/wigmaker [jrt Sny] of the great house, Khakare, his eldest son, Ankhremenes"; traces of red paint remain on both figures.

Details

  • ID
    HM_6-19780
  • Department
    Hearst Museum, Berkeley
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 1314, in serdab
  • Material
    Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions
    39.5 x 10 x 17.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    1903–1904
  • Attested
    Ankhremenes (in G 1314)
  • Owner
    Khakare (G 1314)
  • Object owned by
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1314

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Lutz, Henry F. Egyptian Statues and Statuettes in the Museum of Anthropology of the University of California. University of California Publications. Egyptian Archaeology 5. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1930, pp. 14-15, figs. 17, 18, pl. 22a, b.

    Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 62.

    Thomas, Nancy, ed. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995, p. 131, cat. 43.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Ankhremenes (in G 1314)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Khakare (owner of G 1314). Limestone standing pair statue (Hearst 6-19780) inscribed for Khakare and his son Ankhremenes (depicted as small boy); found in situ in G 1314 serdab.

  • Khakare (G 1314)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1314. False door (including upper lintel) inscribed for Khakare, identified as [jr Sn nswt wab nswt rx nswt] hairdresser of the king, royal wab-priest, royal acquaintance; in situ in G 1314. Limestone standing pair statue (Hearst 6-19780) inscribed for Khakare and his son Ankhremenes (depicted as small boy); Khakare identified as [jr Sn pr-aA] hairdresser of the Great House; found in situ in G 1314 serdab.

Institutions 1