COLLECTION of EGYPTIAN ART

Title/Description

Male figure from a model group

Material

wood, ground layer, paint; fragmentary; wood split internally to denote legs; missing arms; holes pierced on both soles of the feet

Dimensions

H: 17.5 cm W (max.): 3.8 cm D (max.): 3 cm

Iconography

Posture: left foot advanced
Body: painted brick red
Wig/Hair: short, black wig
Face: unshaven; prominent eyes painted black and white
Dress: white apron

Function

Funerary furniture/Part of the private burial equipment

Date

First Intermediate Period or first half of Middle Kingdom

Origin

Meidum ( (reportedly from Meidum))

Provenance

Unknown (Transferred to the Museum of Fine Arts before 1951 )

Bibliography

Parallels

Uppsala, Victoriamuseet, VM 355 (Sedment; First Intermediate Period) (T. Pennanen – T. Suominen (eds.), Muinainen Egypti – hetki ikuisuudesta. Näyttely / Ancient Egypt – a moment of eternity (Tampereen Taidemuseon julkaisuja / Publications of the Tampere Art Museum 51), Tampere, Tampereen Taidemuseo 1993, cat. 64)
London, Petrie Museum, UC31723 (First Intermediate Period)
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 21.410 (Deir el-Bersha; late Dynasty 11 - early Dynasty 12)

Inventory Number

51.240