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Statuette of a Bearer
CG 34 (CG
241) Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Sycamore Wood
Size: Height 112 cm
Location: Saqqara, in the vicinity of the Pyramid of
Userkaf, Mastaba C8
Excavation: A Mariette Excavations of 1860
Period: 5th Dynasty, Reign of Userkaf (2465-2458 BC)
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When Mariette's workers discovered this statue, they
called it "Sheikh el-Beled", because of its appearance
being similar to the chief of their village. However, it
actually portrays the figure of a chief lector priest
known as Ka-aper.
The arms were carved separately and then attached to
the body, as was the custom with wooden sculptures. As a
whole, the figure is bulky with rounded head and a plump
body.
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