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Plaster Cast of Portrait Figure: Khnumhotep

1948.01.0022

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Portrait Figure: Khnumhotep   (1948.01.0022)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Old Kingdom
Date 2500 – 2250 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 46.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 21.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 15.1 cm
Weight 5,606 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Painting

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

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

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction yes, Original in Cairo Museum.

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