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Seated statue of Sehetepib Senaaib
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, dynasty 13
1780–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 6(1) in loose undisturbed debris about 80
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: Height 84.5 x Width of base36 x Length of base 39 cm (33 1/4 x 14 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis statue portrays an ancient Egyptian official, the Chief of the Council of Upper Egypt, Sehetepib Senaaib, Son of Dedetankhet. He is shows seated on a chair with hands resting on his lap with palms down. He wears a full-length robe. There is one line of hieroglyphic inscription on the front of the robe from the waist down.
The statue is carved from a block of dense, black granodiorite of a fine grain with heavy presence of tiny mica inclusions. The statue was discovered at Kerma in the Sudan, broken in several places and heavily cracked as if from fire. Its feet are broken off and missing.
The statue is carved from a block of dense, black granodiorite of a fine grain with heavy presence of tiny mica inclusions. The statue was discovered at Kerma in the Sudan, broken in several places and heavily cracked as if from fire. Its feet are broken off and missing.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 6(1) in loose undisturbed debris about 80 cm under the surface. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: July 2, 1914)
(Accession Date: July 2, 1914)