These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Copper ally figure
Coppery alloy figure of a Nubian woman in the form of a bust.
Copper alloy bust of a female figure. The piece was cast by using a mould technique. The surface is pitted from the original casting. It appears as if the object as it survives is complete. It is possible that other parts were case seperately and were intended to be added together. The object exists in the form of head to lower chest and the arms are only shown to just above the elbows. The bottom is flat and the objects stands unaided. It seems unlikely that this object would have been used because it is incomplete and perhaps was only used as part of a manufacturing process that was abandoned (maybe due to the pitted surface appearance). The subject wears the usual short Nubian wig and has strong African features a wide flat face, strong nose and wide mouth. It is likely the piece dates to the Twenty-fifth dynasty when Egypt's rulers came from Sudan and were Black Africans. It is possible that the statue represents a priestess or a member of the royal court.
Height: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
25th Dynasty
Circa
-747
-
Circa
-656
bronze Copper alloy
Accession number: E.18.1939
Primary reference Number: 53695
Oldadmincategory: MW
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Copper ally figure" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/53695 Accessed: 2024-11-25 08:55:24
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/53695
|title=Copper ally figure
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 08:55:24|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-53695
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/ant/ant32/E_18_1939.jpg"
alt="Copper ally figure"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Copper ally figure</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
