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Limestone statuette of a man

Painted limestone statuette of a man, standing on a plinth with a back-pillar; left leg forward; arms along the body, hands closed in fist holding a stick; wearing white shendyt, pectoral, black wig; in front of right foot, [GLYPH] inscribed in base. Round hole on each side of the base, not all the way through.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_1166
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Giza
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    31.0 x 9.0 x 15.6 cm; 2591 g
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_43594
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15644
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Notes
    From excavations of George Reisner, 1912
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): George Reisner; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_43594; EMC_SR_2.15644

People 1

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.