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Egyptian Seated Tomb Statue in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, November 2009

Egyptian Seated Tomb Statue in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, November 2009
Seated Tomb Statue
Egypt, Deshasheh
ca. 2494-2345 BC, 5th Dynasty
Limestone (painted)

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Ka-statues, such as this one of the Royal Acquaintance Enkheftykai, could serve as substitutes for an Egyptian's body and provide a home for his spirit after the individual's death.

Text from the U. Penn.Museum label

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