Plaster Cast of Portrait Statue of a Lady

1948.01.0024

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Portrait Statue of a Lady   (1948.01.0024)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Old Kingdom, 2500 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 60.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 25.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 17.0 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description

Image in the 2005 Illio University of Illinois Yearbook.

Description N/A
Comparanda

See 1948.01.0001.

Bibliography

Divisions for region taken from: 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 was painted wood coated with stucco or plaster; now in Cairo Museum.

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