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Basalt statue: E.3.1865

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Basalt statue

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Description

Upper part of male statue, inscribed, depicting an official wearing a bag-wig. The facial features date the statue.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 17 cm
Length: 37 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1865) by Clarke, Edward Daniel

Dating

Late Period (subsequently thought Ptolemaic)
30th Dynasty-Ptolemaic Period
Circa -0380 - Circa -0030

Components of the work

Shoulders Width 25.5 cm

Materials used in production

Basalt

Techniques used in production

Carving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: nTr niwty n smr waty xrp aH xrp Hwwt nt Hry-sStA
  • Location: Back pillar
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.3.1865
Primary reference Number: 49051
Oldadmincategory: SU

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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