Statue
| Object Number: | E253 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Egypt (Mummies Gallery) Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Kahun |
| Period: | Middle Kingdom Twelfth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 1938 - 1759 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1939 |
| Late Date: | -1758 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Iconography: | Man |
| Height: | 50.8 cm |
| Width: | 25.4 cm |
| Depth: | 27.94 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from William Flinders Petrie, 1890 |
| Other Number: | ES 253 - Original Number |
Description
Unfinished, seated cross-legged figure of unnamed man. Broad wig, arms outstretched on thighs; decorated border on belt of kilt. Left elbow missing.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| World\'s Columbian Exposition Exhibits: Objects from the Flinders Petrie and Egyptian Exploration Fund ( Jan 1893 - Dec 1893) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1991) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1991 - 1996) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 38, fig. 21 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. Mar 1940. "An Unfinshed Statue Of The Twelfth Dynasty". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 8. no. 2-3. pg. 28-30 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 28-30 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Petrie, William M. 1891. Illahun, Kahun and Gurob 1889-1890.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 11 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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