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Limestone statue of a seated man
Carved stone figure made from a single piece of stone. The pedestal is painted red. There appears to be a surface treatment across the figures body, but little pigment remains. The eyes are painted black and there is a small amount of blue pigment surviving around the edges of the face and wig.
Mummiform figure, seated, from a model funerary boat.
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Length: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
13th Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
-1773
BCE
-
-1650
BCE
Surface
composed of
paint
( red, blue and black)
Substrate
composed of
stone
Accession number: E.24.1937
Primary reference Number: 53564
Oldadmincategory: SU
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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