Block Statue of Ankhwennefer, Late Period, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 690–650 , From Egypt, Limestone, H. 46 × W. × D. 35 cm, 3

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Block Statue of Ankhwennefer, Late Period, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 690–650 , From Egypt, Limestone, H. 46 × W. × D. 35 cm, kg (18 1/8 × 7 13/16 × 13 3/4 in., lb.), Ankhwennefer is shown squatting on the ground. Only the head, hands and feet emerge from a cloak that he has drawn tightly around his body. Since the Middle Kingdom this statuary type, called a 'block statue,' served to represent non-royal persons in a general context of solar beliefs

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