Wooden funerary figure wrapped in a cloak


Accession Number
W693
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
Object Type
Model, Unidentified funerary model, Unidentified figure | Model, Model Boat, Part of boat, other crew/passenger
Period
Middle Kingdom
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt
Measurements
Height: 59mm | Width: 31mm | Depth: 38mm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

This figure has previously been described as representing the tekenu (a mysterious figure depicted in funerary rituals), but comparative pieces are usually representing the deceased, or their attendants on a funerary vessel, wrapped within a cloak. When multiple cloaked figures appear, they have been interpreted as representing the four Sons of Horus. Similar examples are found in Middle Kingdom Thebes.

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