According to the museum’s records, the pair statue was found in the Muslim
Cemetery at Nazlet el-Samman, Giza, and was registered into the museum’s
collection in 1951. The statue bears the museum registration number JE 89171
and was later also assigned the Special Register number SR 2 / 15836. It is a
pair statue, carved in red (pink) granite, dates to the Old Kingdom, and shows
the male owner seated on the ground in a scribal pose with his legs crossed
beneath him. His female companion is also seated on the ground beside him
with an arm extended in a gesture of support
[
journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]