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Statue Head of a Nomarch, Possibly Ibu

Middle Kingdom

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During the early Twelfth Dynasty, provincial nomarchs (governors) continued to exercise a great deal of independence, as they had before the political unification of the Middle Kingdom. They headed the regional administration and were high priests of local deities. Ibu ruled the tenth Upper Egyptian nome (province), south of Asyut, today still a very fertile area. His position and wealth enabled him to build one of three astounding templelike tombs at Qaw el-Kebir.

Statue Head of a Nomarch, Possibly Ibu, Limestone, paint

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