Standing statue of a woman, Inteska, wife of Ipiwer. She stands with her arms at her sides and feet together, and has a wide back pillar. She wears a shoulder-length wig with a central part, a sheath dress, and has faint traces of a broadcollar. Her face is round and her feet are overlarge. Inscription has her name and titles: rxt nswt Int-s-kA, "royal acquaintance, Inteska.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 1039 (39), Cemetery 1000, Giza Necropolis
Verbatim coll. place:
Gizeh; C 1000 T 39 [Giza, G 1039]
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1903-1904
Materials:
Limestone and Paint (coating)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Statues
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
width 14 centimeters, depth 21.1 centimeters, and height 50.8 centimeters
Loans:
S1987-1988 #44: SFO Museum (June 23, 1988–August 25, 1988), S1988-1989 #7: SFO Museum (August 25, 1988–January 23, 1989), S1989-1990 #17: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (March 13, 1990–May 13, 1990), and S2002-2003 #1: Hallie Ford Museum of Art (July 31, 2002–May 31, 2003)