Statue
| Object Number: | E14295 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Sphinx Gallery Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Thebes (uncertain) (Egypt) |
| Period: | New Kingdom Eighteenth Dynasty Tutankhamun |
| Date Made: | ca. 1351 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1371 |
| Late Date: | -1331 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Bronze Gold |
| Technique: | Gilded |
| Iconography: | King Tutankhamun |
| Height: | 23 cm |
| Width: | 10 cm |
| Depth: | 15 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Nicolas Tano, 1924 |
Description
Kneeling bronze figurine of a king wearing a nemes headdress and short kilt. Arms missing. Traces of gilding on torso and headdress. Note that at some point, this object was sampled for testing. A small vial with a sample is with the object. Found when Masca was cleaned out in 7/2010.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| 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 |
| Spotlight Gallery: Tut 100 ( Dec 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Amarna: Ancient Egypt\'s Place in the Sun (12 Nov 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Egyptian Mummies: Secrets and Science (27 Sep 1980 - 15 Feb 2016) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wegner, Jennifer H., and Wegner, Josef W., and Silverman, David P. 2006. Akhenaten and Tutankhamun Revolution and Restoration.. Philadelphia. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 0 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 98, fig. 87 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 100-101 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Fishman, Bernard, and O'Connor, David B., and Silverman, David P., and Fleming, Stuart J. 1980. The Egyptian Mummy, Secrets and Science.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 30 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [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. 72 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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