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Daressy #: --
Owner: Nekhy
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Transliteration: fAj-ax n Hwt-nTr nt(?) jmn nxy [mAa-xrw?]
Translation: Bearer of the brazier to the temple of Amun, Nekhy [justified(?)].
Date: --
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Colours: Red slip on the whole body, but texts are painted in white, and a faint trace of blue also remains (SK204-00-000).
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Remarks:
Bernhard I. Müller of Zurich, Switzerland, and the late Hachishi Suzuki (Suzuki 1997: 62) were the possessors of this.
The title 'fAj-ax (Bearer of the brazier)' is rare, but Djehuty, the owner of TT 110 and active during the reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, held three variants of it (EES 1932: Pls. 40, 42, 44).
The statue that appears to belong to Nekhy is housed in two locations: the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (JE 52969, Hornemann 1957: Pl. 555) and the Museu Egipci de Barcelona (Revista de Arqueología 2000: 58, inv. no. E-452 (after personal communication with the person in charge of the museum, Jun 10, 2011)). According to my research at the EMC in November 2010, the statue is also registered as 'SR 4/ 11693' and was purchased in 1929 after being found at Qift (Coptos), near Luxor.
Blue painted cones are a rarity. There are only a few known examples, including # 100, # 204, # 228, # 292, # 504, # 538, # 559, # 587, and # 650/B.23..
There is a possibility that this cone, as well as the statues of him, are fakes because Nekhy has some atypical characteristics. The size of the cone's face is too large (the diametre of SK204-00-000 and the one in Bernhard I. Müller's possession are 10.5cm and 10.6cm (after personal communication with him, Dec 15, 2012) respectively). Additionally, the angle of the ankle of the Cairo statue JE 52969 is unusual. It is also worth noting that the Barcelona statue is likely a copy of the Cairo statue (after personal communication with the person in charge of the Museu Egipci de Barcelona, Jun 10, 2011). Finally, it is important to mention that there are no other known individuals named 'Nekhy' today.
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