Plaster Cast of Votive Figure: The Priest Kemked

1948.01.0023

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Votive Figure: The Priest Kemked   (1948.01.0023)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date Old Kingdom, 2400 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 43.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 25.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 16.0 cm
Weight 5,511 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast
Munsell Color Information Light Reddish Brown (10R 6/4)

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

See 1948.01.0001.

Bibliography

Baines & Málek . Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon, 1980.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction yes
Reproduction Information Original is painted limestone, in Cairo Museum.

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