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[One of] five wood figures of prisoners, kneeling, hands tied behind back; one with head broken off, bad condition.
Illustration: Yes

Details

ID
EMC_JE_44615
Alternate IDs
EMC_JE_44615; JE_44615; HUMFA_12-12-209; 12-12-209; EMC_SR_2/148; SR_2/148
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Sculpture
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
Entry Date
12/24/1912
Title
Wood figure of bound prisoner
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Height: about 10 cm
Credit Line
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance
Pit G 2378 A, burial chamber
Bibliography
Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 56.
Notes
Five figures originally registered as HUMFA_12-12-209; two are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFAB_13.3458 and MFAB_13.3459); other three figures in the collection of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo EMC_JE_44614, EMC_JE_44615, and EMC_JE_44616).
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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