Tomb Model
| Object Number: | E14259F |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Sedment |
| Locus: | Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety |
| Period: | First Intermediate Period |
| Date Made: | 2130 - 1980 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2131 |
| Late Date: | -1979 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Iconography: | Overseer |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921 |
Description
Wooden male figure, kneeling atop the right side of the granary. His hands are positioned in front of him, resting on the edge of the top of the granary. Both hands are open, and the palms face downward. His kilt is painted white, skin is red, and hair is black. Across his chest is the white painted sash of a lector priest, extending from his right flank over his left shoulder.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | 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. 69 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Brunton, Guy, and Petrie, William M. 1924. Sedment.. London. Vol. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 7; Pl. XX | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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