Plaster Cast of Portrait Statuette of Akhnaton

1948.01.0012

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Portrait Statuette of Akhnaton   (1948.01.0012)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Musee Egyptien
Geographic Location
Period/Date New Kingdom, 1370 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 39.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 14.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 158.2 cm
Weight 1,494 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Painting

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

See 1948.01.0001.

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 is located in the Egypt Museum, Cairo.

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