Ka Statue of Hor

Ancient Egyptian The Ka Statue of King Hor is a remarkably preserved wooden figure with rock crystal eyes that seem to follow viewers across the room. Created around 1700 BCE, the nearly life-size statue represents the pharaoh's Ka (life force or spirit double) with its characteristic upraised arms forming the hieroglyph for "Ka" atop the head. The wooden body was once covered with painted stucco, now mostly lost.

Jacques de Morgan discovered the statue in 1894 at Dahshur, near the pyramid complexes. The rock crystal and quartz eyes set in copper sockets create an uncannily lifelike gaze, similar to the Seated Scribe but on a much larger scale. King Hor ruled briefly during the chaotic Second Intermediate Period, yet his burial equipment rivals earlier royal standards.

The statue now stands at the Grand Egyptian Museum, its penetrating gaze drawing visitors across the gallery.