Wooden funerary figure roasting a fowl
- Accession Number
- W445
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
- Object Type
- Model, Unidentified funerary model, Unidentified figure
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty
- Twelfth Dynasty
- Material
- Wood
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 209mm | Width: 64mm | Depth: 83mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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This is one of five squatting wooden funerary figures. These figures were likely involved in food production, and are similar to more complete models of preparing food. This figure has been reunited with its arms, as well as a goose roasting over a fire (W699), and a possible brazier (W697).
- Bibliography
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Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 162]
- Audio
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- Wellcome Number
- A114175
- Auction
- Sotheby & Co.: 12–13 Nov 1928, Lot 218
- Previous Owners
- Charles James Tabor (1849–1928) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 26 Jun 2022