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[6599.a-c] Figure, Object, Registered, Africa, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Sidmant (Sedment) |
| Accession Number |
6599.a-c |
| Object Name |
Figure
Model
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| Description |
Wooden model of two figures spinning thread, with a kneeling, linen-wrapped figure in the back, and a standing figure at the front; spindle lost (see excavation report for photograph). Flat wooden base. The standing figure has yellow skin, while the kneeling figure has red skin.
The two figures and the base all became separated in the museum, and the kneeling figure (b) has been mis-numbered as 6601.d; this figure is currently inside the granary model from the same tomb, 6601, on display. |
| Length (cm) |
23.0
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| Width (cm) |
19.5
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| Primary Materials |
Wood
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| Period/Dynasty |
First Intermediate Period |
| Earliest Date |
2125 |
| LatestDate |
1975 |
| Site Name |
Africa, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Sidmant (Sedment)
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| Acquisition |
British School of Archaeology in Egypt (Donation, 1920-1921) |
| Bibliography |
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Sedment I, pl. xvii, no. 4. |
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