Object Number | E14259I |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Sedment |
Locus | Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety |
Period | First Intermediate Period |
Date Made | 2130 - 1980 BCE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Iconography | Worker | Grain Sack |
Description | Wooden male figure, standing atop the middle of the granary, facing left, and holding a grain sack. No indication of feet. The figure's legs are pegged directly into the granary roof. He holds his arms out in front of him, gripping a wooden grain sack (E14259U). Kilt is painted white, skin is painted red, and hair is black. A white painted sash of a lector priest extends from the right flank, over the left shoulder. |
Credit Line | Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921 |
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