The So-Called Sheykh-el-Beled

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Description

Abstract
  • Statue of Sheykh-el-Beled (Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV) at the Boulaq Museum; life-size sycamore statue of lector priest Ka-aper found in his mastaba tomb at Saqqara, west of the pyramid of Pharaoh Userkaf; statue carved in realistic style depicting a fleshy man with eyes inlaid with semi-precious stones; originally named by Egyptian workers who named it after their village leader; legs and staff are modern additions; untitled print.

Item Details

Acquisition Identifier
  • 1934.1.31.83
Creator
  • Brugsch-Bey, Emil, 1842-
Date Created
  • 1870-1913
Extent
  • 9.5 x 3.5 inches
Local Form
  • sepia prints
Intermediate Provider
  • Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
Local Identifier
  • egypt652
  • egypt:68
  • 0123_00050_000068
Note
  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bailey Audigier, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, The University of Tennessee. 1934.1.31.83
  • Permission granted for reproduction for use in research and teaching, provided proper attribution of source. Credit line should read: [description of item, including photographic number], 'Courtesy of McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, The University of Tennessee.' For all other uses consult https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/research/image-services/rights-reproductions/ or call 865-974-2144.
Primary Identifier
  • egypt:68
Provider
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries
Repository
  • Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
Resource Type
  • still image
Rights Statement
  • No Copyright - United States
Spatial Coverage
  • Ṣaqqārah (Egypt)
Local Spatial Coverage
  • Ṣaqqārah (Egypt)
Subject
  • Matḥaf al-Miṣrī
  • Mariette, Auguste, 1821-1881
  • Statues
Title
  • The So-Called Sheykh-el-Beled

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