Posted on 02/19/2007 10:40:48 AM PST by blam
Archaeologists find rare wooden statue in Egypt
Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:36AM EST
Science News
CAIRO (Reuters) - A rare double wooden statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe and his wife has been found in their tomb south of Cairo, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Monday.
The double statue, dating from around 2300 BC, was among a total of five wooden statues found at the tomb in Sakkara, the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, said Zahi Hawass, chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The official was Ka-Hay, who kept divine records, and his wife, Spri-Ankh. They lived late in the 5th dynasty or early in the 6th and were buried in the part of the necropolis associated with the pharaoh Teti, he said in a statement.
"It is a unique statue... In general double seated statues are made of limestone and are rarely carved in wood," he said.
The find was uncovered by an Egyptian-Australian team.
The tomb itself is a mud-brick structure of the classic platform style and contains a fine false door in wood and two tables for offerings, he added. False doors are a regular feature of the tombs of the period.
The archaeological team, now led by Naguib Kanawati of Macquarie University in Sydney, has been working at Sakkara since the early 1970s.
GGG Ping.
Have they recently allowed more exploration in this area?
Digging at the same site for over 30 years would have depressed me long before now.
and a limestone couple, from 5th dynasty:
Statue of Wepwawetemhet
both from the Boston Museum of Fine Art (if you ever get the chance, go!).
Pair statue of Ptahkhenuwy and his wife
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when I saw wooden staue, al Gore came to mind.. Helen works, oh does she ever. ;-)
Rare Egyptian sculpture [record price set for ancient sculpture]
Christian Science Monitor | January 18, 2006 | Christopher Andreae
Posted on 01/22/2006 9:41:18 PM EST by SunkenCiv
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Makes sense to me. :')
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