Beschreibung:

AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE GROUP STATUE OF KA-NEFER AND HIS FAMILY OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V, 2465-2323 B.C. With the tomb owner Ka-nefer seated on a high bench with his back against a support rising to the height of his shoulders, his legs parallel, his arms at his sides, his left hand resting on his thigh, palm down, the right hand grasping a cylindrical object, depicted wearing a kilt with a fan-pleated flap and knotted belt, the lip of cloth pulled up from behind the belt also pleated, his broad collar preserving traces of original black and red pigment, some details gilt, his black wig flaring back exposing the earlobes, with a meticulously-crafted, striated center-parted wig, his oval face with distinctive physiognomy, including large convex eyes, the details painted, the upper lids sculpted in relief beneath slightly-arching subtly-modelled brows, his nose rounded and his full lips pursed into a slight smile, the musculature of his torso and legs well defined, the navel with a vertical groove above, a hieroglyphic inscription on his kilt and by his feet reading, "Overseer of the Craftsmen, Priest of Ptah, Ka-nefer," his wife represented in smaller scale to the right, kneeling with her legs folded to her right, her right arm affectionately embracing Ka-nefer's leg, her left arm at her side, the hand on her thigh, palm down, wearing a long tightly-fitted gown, bracelets, a painted broad collar and a flaring wig similar to her husband's, an inscription on the base before her reading, "His wife, the Royal Confidant, Tjen-tety," their son also represented in smaller scale to the left, standing with his left leg advanced, his left arm affectionately embracing his father's leg, wearing a short curly wig and a kilt, an inscription on the base before him reading, "His son, the Overseer of Craftsmen, Khuwy-ptah" 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high