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Egypt
Statue Detail of Aniuia, Wife of the Scribe Meryneith
2757
Crafted during the New Kingdom, specifically the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Akhenaten (circa 1353–1336 BCE).
Created as a high-status funerary sculpture for a Memphite tomb chapel, serving to immortalize Aniuia's spiritual identity, ensure her eternal pairing with her husband in the afterlife, and provide a physical receptacle for her ka (life force).
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