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Funerary model: E.155.1903

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Seated figure, head on top of solid body with shaped feet. No arms featured. Large crack down through middle of figure, does not appear to have been glued. Large piece of wood missing from right side of figure (resultant of crack). Dowel hole on base, two filled dowel holes in back, maybe used as a repair? Red, black and white pigments visible, but have faded (especially visible on the face).

Figure from tomb model, squatting

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.085 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1903)

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Painted

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.155.1903
Primary reference Number: 50767
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 August 2025 Last processed: Thursday 14 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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