Lower part of seated Heb-Sed Statue of Pepy II

ca. 2288–2224/2194 B.C.E.

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Caption

Lower part of seated Heb-Sed Statue of Pepy II, ca. 2288–2224/2194 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 4 × 1 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (10.1 × 4.8 × 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.80. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Lower part of seated Heb-Sed Statue of Pepy II

Date

ca. 2288–2224/2194 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 6

Period

Old Kingdom

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 × 1 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (10.1 × 4.8 × 10.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.80

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