Pseudo-group statues are a short-lived type of statuary that flourished briefly during Dynasties 5 and 6 of the Old Kingdom. The statues often showed the figure of the deceased repeated twice or more, and in some examples, he is accompanied by a family member. This type is characterized by the almost identical similarity in facial features, costume and sometimes in the attitude of the depicted figures.

This limestone statue represents a man and his adult son. The father’s name is no longer legible but the surviving text refers to the smaller figure as ‘his son, the scribe Duaptah’. Both figures are depicted standing on a plinth that protrudes slightly in front of the taller figure. Duaptah stands with his feet together, while his father strides with the left leg forward. The son is markedly smaller, but the similarity in their facial features is unmistakable. Each wears a short curly hair wig and has a small thin moustache. Both figures are in similar clothes, each wears a knee-length kilt with a pleated flap, the tip of which is pulled up through the belt.