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figure, funerary, servant
Wooden model of male standing with one arm missing. Black painted eyes. Servant figurine. Such items would have been placed in tombs, it is suggested, to work for the tomb owner in the afterlife. 167mm high. One foot is extended forwards. First Intermediate Period - Early Middle Kingdom. Purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1919.
Type of item
- figure, funerary, servant
- First Intermediate Period - Middle Kingdom, early
Type of item
- figure, funerary, servant
- First Intermediate Period - Middle Kingdom, early
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W434
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:53.214Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:31.356Z