id:			126198
accession number:	1948.420
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.420
updated:		2022-01-04 15:36:49.849000

Striding Statue of Minnefer, c. 2377-2311 BC. Egypt, Giza, Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 5. Painted limestone; overall: 53.8 x 14.4 x 23.4 cm (21 3/16 x 5 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.420

title:				Striding Statue of Minnefer
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creation date:			c. 2377-2311 BC
creation date earliest:		-2377
creation date latest:		-2311
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Giza, Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 5
technique:	painted limestone
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Old Kingdom
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 53.8 x 14.4 x 23.4 cm (21 3/16 x 5 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
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The base of this statue is inscribed with the name and title of the supervisor of palace attendants, Minnefer. He is represented as young and athletic, hands at his sides and left foot forward, the typical striding pose for male figures. To make the statue more lifelike, the flesh areas were originally painted reddish brown, the wig black, and the kilt white. This was one of four statues of Minnefer that were found in the serdab (sealed statue chamber) of his ruined mastaba (tomb) in the cemetery west of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Most Old Kingdom private statues were concealed in this way. The statue was regarded as more than just a representation. Once the proper rites had been performed, it functioned as a substitute for the deceased individual and could partake of food offerings necessary for the survival of his ka, or vital spirit.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 3
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n17

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 126-127; Mentioned: p. 126-127
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