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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. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Old Kingdom
Date 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 N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description

Image in the 2005 Illio University of Illinois Yearbook.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

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

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction yes, Original was painted wood coated with stucco or plaster; now in Cairo Museum.

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