I was inspired by a video that @egyptologylessons posted on TikTok to write about this piece! This beautiful ๐ค๐๐ wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ is called โThe Sculpted Statue of the Scribe and Architect Kha ๐๐ก๐ผโ and it is currently on display at the @museoegizio in Torino, Italy. My Nonno took this picture ๐๐ ฑ๐ during one of his trips to the Museo Egizio!ย
Kha ๐๐ก๐ผ was a scribe ๐๐ and the royal architect under the pharaoh ๐๐ป Thutmosis IV ๐ณ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ (18th Dynasty) and he lived in Deir el-Medina. Khaโs titles included โHead of the Great Place ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐๐ป๐๐,โ โOverseer of the Works ๐ ๐๐๐๐ in the Great House ๐๐ปโ and โRoyal Scribe ๐๐.โ
Fun Fact!!! Did you know that the โGreat Place ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐๐ป๐๐โ is how the ancient Egyptians referred to the Valley of the Kings?
Khaโs ๐๐ก๐ผ high rank as an official ๐ด๐๐ allowed for him to have an elaborate burial for himself – most Egyptians would not have been able to afford something like this!
What strikes me most about Khaโs ๐๐ก๐ผ tomb ๐๐ฉ๐๐ is how these wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ objects (the statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ and the chair ๐๐จ๐๐ฑ) are so well preserved! Wood ๐ฑ๐๐บ is organic and can decay very quickly even Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐! The flower ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฐ collar ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ around the neck of the statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ is even still there – thatโs so remarkable!
I also love how the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures are included in this display! The ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures are made out of steatite ๐ ฎ๐๐๐๐ which is a very durable type of stone ๐๐๐๐ช!
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