© Bolton Museum & Art Gallery
Statue group of three figures
Artist: Egyptian
Location: Bolton Museum & Art Gallery
Date: circa 1750-1550 BC
Materials: stone
Dimensions: 20 x 15 x 7cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £15,000 (Total: £34,000)
Vendor: Charles Ede
Review number: 5699 (2006)
Provenance:
Sotheby's, 1960; Drouot, Paris, 1996; private French collection; Charles Ede Ltd.
Description:
A triad of two men flanking a woman, now headless. A hieroglyphic inscription at the woman's feet identifies her as the mother of the man on the left. The man on the right is his father, a priest wearing a knee-length kilt and round wig. The sculpture would have probably been part of the son's tomb and acted as a channel for food offerings and prayer.
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