Plaster Cast of Statue: Ne-Ankh-Re: Physician of the Great House

1948.01.0008

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Statue: Ne-Ankh-Re: Physician of the Great House   (1948.01.0008)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Lorado Taft
Geographic Location
Period/Date Old Kingdom, 2650–2500 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 65.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 34.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 33.0 cm
Weight 18,886 g
Measuring Remarks Second dimension is width from knees.
Third dimension is base depth (33X33 cm).
English weight equals 41.61 lb, converted to metric.
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast
Munsell Color Information Light Yellowish Brown (10YR 7/4) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Divisions for region taken from: Baines & Málek 1980
Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction Yes
Reproduction Information Original in Cairo Museum- found at Giza

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