Seated Statue of the Nomarch Idu II of Dendera, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2246–2152 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera, Tomb of Idu II, Pit, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1898, Limestone, traces of pigment, H: 60.5 cm (23 13/16 in.), Discovered in his mastaba tomb at Dendera, this statue represents the nomarch (governor) of a province of Upper Egypt during the late Old Kingdom. This man, Idu II, wielded considerable power during the long reign of Pepi II, the last king of Dynasty 6
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Seated Statue, Nomarch Idu II, Dendera, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca, 2246–2152 B.C, Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Tomb, Idu, Pit, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1898, Limestone, traces, pigment, H, 60.5 cm, 23 13/16, Discovered, mastaba tomb, statue represents, nomarch, governor, province, Upper, late Old, man, wielded considerable, power, long reign, Pepi, last king
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