Seated Pair Statue
c. 1479–1425 BCE
- Medium
- painted limestone
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- Overall: 39 x 21 x 25.2 cm (15 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
- Culture
- Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE)
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Credit line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Ka statues were the dwelling places for the spirits of the deceased. These sculptures—some larger than life-size—were placed in a niche in the back of the tomb.
