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figurine, servant
Wooden model of male standing with one arm missing. Servant figurine. Such items were placed in tombs, presumably to work for the tomb owner in the afterlife. Black painted hair and eyes and piece if linen wrapped around waist. 18cm high. First Intermediate-Early Middle Kingdom. Part of MacGregor collection purchased by Wellcome in 1928.
Type of item
- figurine, servant
- First Intermediate Period - Middle Kingdom, early
Date
- 2181 B.C.-1650 B.C.
- -2181/-1650
Type of item
- figurine, servant
- First Intermediate Period - Middle Kingdom, early
Date
- 2181 B.C.-1650 B.C.
- -2181/-1650
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
- W671
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:56.839Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:36.901Z