Tomb Model
| Object Number: | E14259E |
|---|---|
| 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: | Scribe |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921 |
Description
Wooden male figure, seated in the central portion of the granary, looking down into the courtyard. On his lap is a writing board, painted white. Both hands are positioned above the board, but the right hand is posed to indicate writing. Kilt is painted white, skin is red, and hair is black. The figure also wears the painted white sash of a lector priest across his chest, extending from his right flank, to 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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