| Object Number |
E253 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Egypt | Kahun |
| Period |
Middle Kingdom | Twelfth Dynasty |
| Date Made |
1938 - 1759 BCE |
| Section |
Egyptian |
| Materials |
Limestone |
| Iconography |
Man |
| Description |
Unfinished, seated cross-legged figure of unnamed man. Broad wig, arms outstretched on thighs; decorated border on belt of kilt. Left elbow missing. |
| Height |
50.8 cm |
| Width |
25.4 cm |
| Depth |
27.94 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from William Flinders Petrie, 1890 |
| Other Number |
ES 253 - Original Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Ranke, Hermann. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections." The University Museum Bulletin 15, no. 2-3. (1950): 21-109. See: p. 38, fig. 21 |
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| Ranke, Hermann. "An Unfinshed Statue Of The Twelfth Dynasty." The University Museum Bulletin 8, no. 2-3. ( Mar 1940): 28-30. Page/Fig./Plate: 28-30 |
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| Petrie, William M. Illahun, Kahun and Gurob 1889-1890. 1891. See: p. 11 |
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| Connor, Simon. Être et paraître: statues royales et privées de la fin du Moyen Empire et de la Deuxième Période intermédiaire (1850-1550 av. J.-C.). London: Golden House Publications, 2020. Page/Fig./Plate: 373, fig. 3.1.20.2a |
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