Statue of the priest-prince Ra-nefer
One of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art is the statue of the priest-prince “Ra Nefer” from the Fifth Royal Dynasty
He was the high priest of Ptah and Sokar in Memphis during the Old Kingdom, the Fifth Dynasty. He was also responsible for supervising artists and craftsmen in the royal workshop.
The statue was carved from limestone in natural size, 180 cm high. On the base of the statue, the name and titles of Ra Nefer were recorded.
The high priest of the god Ptah, or the greatest master of craftsmen, as he was called in ancient Egyptian, indicating that the god Ptah - to whom this position relates to worship - was considered a patron and protector of craftsmen. The headquarters of the High Priest of Ptah was located in Memphis, the capital of Egypt in the Old Kingdom. This god had a huge temple dedicated to him in this region, along with his wife, the goddess Sekhmet, and their son, the god Nefertum. The three together are called the Memphis Triad.
He was found inside his tomb chamber at Saqqara.
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