| Object Number |
E10751 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Sudan | Nubia | Buhen |
| Locus |
K8 |
| Period |
Middle Kingdom | Twelfth Dynasty | Thirteenth Dynasty |
| Date Made |
1840-1640 BCE |
| Section |
Egyptian |
| Materials |
Steatite |
| Technique |
Fired |
| Iconography |
Man | Merer | Inscription |
| Inscription Language |
Hieroglyphic |
| Description |
Standing Statue of Merer wearing a long, high-waisted kilt. His head is shaved/bald. His left foot is advanced in a striding pose. There is an inscription on the base with a dedication to Ptah-Sokar and identifying him: "The gardener Merer, born of the lady of the house Neferu." |
| Height |
28.45 cm |
| Width |
7.37 cm |
| Depth |
12.7 cm |
| Credit Line |
The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Buhen; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1910 |
| Other Number |
0304 - Cast Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
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| Quick, Jennifer. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 1st ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2004. See: p. 97, fig. 86 |
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| Silverman, David P. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Cornell University Press, 1997. Page/Fig./Plate: 126-127/34 |
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| Fleming, Stuart J., David P. Silverman, David B. O'Connor, and Bernard Fishman. The Egyptian Mummy, Secrets and Science. The University Museum, 1980. Page/Fig./Plate: 25 |
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| Ranke, Hermann. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections." The University Museum Bulletin 15, no. 2-3. (1950): 21-109. See: p. 69, fig. 43 |
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| Randall-MacIver, David, and Charles L. Woolley. The Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia: Vol. VII, Buhen (text). Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1911. Page/Fig./Plate: 234 |
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| Connor, Simon, Hugh Tavier, and Thierry De Putter. "'Put the Statues in the Oven': Preliminary Results of Research on Steatite Sculpture from the Late Middle Kingdom*." Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 101. (2015): 297-311. Page/Fig./Plate: 299, figure 1 |
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