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Figurine of a man
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11
2140–1991 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .231
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1122
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFigure of a walking man. Wig painted black. Eyes and eye-brows painted black and white. Rest of a reddish brown color. Left arm attached by pin, right arm now detached. Fists have holes through from front to back. Figure wears skirt to half way between knee and ankle, opening in front. Left leg broken off at ankle, right leg at base of skirt.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir-el Bersha. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Findspot Information: From Deir-el-Bersha, tomb 19B May 1915.
Findspot Information: From Deir-el-Bersha, tomb 19B May 1915.