ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Model Tomb Figure

(not assigned)Egypt

CultureEgyptian

PeriodMiddle Kingdom, Dynasty 11 - early Dynasty 12

Date1980-1878 BCE

MediumWood, pigment, gesso

Credit LineCharlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art, by exchange

Dimensions3 x 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (7.6 x 20.9 x 9.5 cm)

Object number2004.053.002

Label TextThis large wooden model represents the tomb owner swathed in a white linen cloak. Such figures are found on boat models representing the voyage to Abydos. The enveloping shroud may associate the figure with the god Osiris and suggest that he has already passed on. There is tremendous variation in the model figures produced by local craftsmen throughout the Nile Valley, and the quality and size of this model suggest that it comes from Asyut and probably dates to the very beginning of the 12th Dynasty.
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Phillip Adams, Sydney, Australia, acquired from Charles Ede, London, England, 1970s. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.

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