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 Old Kingdom
Date 2400 BCE
Culture Egyptian
Location Not on Exhibit

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 N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

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

Artifact History

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

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