Advanced Search
Standing figure of Tjetety
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2350–2170 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Saqqara
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 40 x 10.8 x 26 cm (15 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Service des Antiquités d'Égypte
Accession Number24.608
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionWood. Name inscribed on front of base.
ProvenanceFrom Saqqara, near the pyramid of King Teti. Early 1920s: excavated by Cecil Firth in the cemeteries around the royal pyramid; 1924: given to the MFA by the Egyptian government.