keki

Close up of Keki. Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre. A 41

Seated limestone statue of Keki

This statue of a man called Keki, believed to be a courtier in Ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom, is a wonderful example of Old Kingdom craftsmanship and fashion. The pencil moustache was seemingly popular among those elite and rich enough to have statues of such quality made of themselves, as the facial hair appears quite often,...