Ka Statue.A wooden figure of a Egyptian man,Old Kingdom Dynasty 5, 2494-2345 B.C.E.
RMID:Image ID:H896T0
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gary warnimont / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
H896T0File size:
42.7 MB (790.7 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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3155 x 4734 px | 26.7 x 40.1 cm | 10.5 x 15.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 October 2016Location:
Raleigh North Carolina USAMore information:
A Ka statue, a wooden figure of an Egyptian man from Saqqara, Old Kingdom 2494-2345 B.C.E. these idealized portrait of the deceased were used as temporary repositories of the soul.Perhaps serving the same purpose as a modern day tombstone statuary.