Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Date
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Art History
Committee Chair
Joshua Roberson
Committee Member
Lorelei H Corcoran
Committee Member
Suzanne Onstine
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the pair statues in the western chamber of the tomb of Meresankh III. Meresankh predeceased her mother, Hetepheres II, who repurposed her own tomb for Meresankh. This relationship has led to scholars looking for Hetepheres in uninscribed statues of women throughout the tomb. I make the case that Hetepheres is not to be found in the statues of the west chamber as that was reserved for her daughter and her daughter’s ka. To make this point, I provide a summary of scholarship, followed by a layout of the tomb. Then, I describe the ka and its relationship to statuary. Using this context, I argue that it can only be images of Meresankh and her ka that are present in the pair statues.
Library Comment
Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest
Notes
Open Access
Recommended Citation
nehls, paige, "Going to Her Ka: A New Identification of the Pair Statues in the Tomb of Meresankh III" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3147.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/3147
Comments
Data is provided by the student.