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Khai-hapi Statue - Handcrafted in Egypt Art_Deco_Statue t" in EgyptianThis beautiful statue depicts the official Khai hapi kneeling behind a Sistrum. The original statue was carved during the 19th Dynasty and was likely situated outside of a temple dedicated to Hathor. The Egyptian block statues first emerged in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, and were commonly used in temples as funerary monuments for important individuals. The simple shape of the statues provided flat surfaces for inscriptions of offerings and