Wooden figure from a funerary model


Accession Number
AB78
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
Object Type
Model, Unidentified funerary model, Unidentified figure
Period
First Intermediate Period
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt
Number of Elements
1
Measurements
Height: 137mm | Width: 49mm | Depth: 50mm

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Description

A kneeling wooden funerary figure. This position suggests that the figure is from a kitchen scene, or more likely a sailor from a model boat. The arms are carved and attached, although the join is concealed by a layer of paint and gesso. Note, the eyes are disproportionate to the face and may have been repainted in modern times. It is very similar to other wooden figures from the First Intermediate Period from Sedment.

Bibliography

Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 172]