Khasekhemwy

Khasekhemwy

The statue of last king of the second dynasty, Khasekhemwy, his name was Khasekhem, means the appearance of one power, then after he defeated the northerners and suppressed their revolt and united the two lands, his name became Khasekhemwy, means the appearance of the two powers. He ruled for about 22 years and he constructed many temples at El-Kab, Abydos and Hierakonopolis. Also his tomb is at Abydos.

This statue is made out of green schist, was found in the temple of Hierakonopolis by Quibell in 1898. The statue represents the king seating on low back throne. Unfortunately, half part of the face and the head are broken. He is wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt. Also, he is wearing the Hb Sd garment which envelopes the body leaving parts of the hands and legs free.

Although the statue was made for a king, but there are some deformations like: the ear exposed in very exaggerating way, the high projection in the checkbone, the garment of the Hb Sd was made out in bad way. It looks as if it was made out of thick material like the wool although it is supposed to be made out of soft material like linen.

 These deformations on the statue are caused by the artist because he wasn't skilful enough and has limited experience. He was making his first steps in the art of making statues.