Ka statue of king Hor

Ka statue of King Hor
Ka Statue of King Hor Awibre
A picture of the top part of a wooden figure of a man with long hair. Two raised arms extend out of his head.
Yearc. 1750 BCE
MediumCarved wood covered in stucco; rock crystal and quartz eyes
Dimensions170 cm × 27 cm (67 in × 11 in)
LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo
AccessionJE 30948, CG 259
The statue and its wooden naos (shrine), on display at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (2022)

The Ka statue of King Hor dates to the Thirteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt around 1750 BC. It is now on display in the Egyptian Museum[1] in Cairo and regarded as one of the major works of Egyptian art.

The statue was excavated in 1894 in the tomb of King Hor that was found by a team of excavators under the direction of Jacques de Morgan. The tomb is located close to the pyramid of Amenemhat III at Dahshur.[2]

  1. ^ Museum numbers: JE 30948, CG 259, http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=14835
  2. ^ Jacques de Morgan: Fouilles a Dahchour, mars-juin, 1894, Vienna, 1895, 91-93, pls. 33-35. Available online.