This statue shows the high official Yamu-nedjeh squatting on the ground with his knees drawn in toward his chest. His arms are crossed on his legs, which are enveloped in a cloak.

The cothurnus or buskin, rose above the midddle of the leg so as to surround the calf (sura), and sometimes reached as high as the knees. It was laced in front, and the object in so doing was to make it fit the leg as closely as...