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Egyptian wooden statue of a striding official

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An image of Figure/Statue. Wooden statue of an official. Male figure, striding on base, staff (modern) in left hand. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, height 55 cm, 2345-2181 B.C. Sixth Dynasty. Old Kingdom.

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Figure/Statue. Wooden statue of an official. Male figure, striding on base, staff (modern) in left hand. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, height 55 cm, 2345-2181 B.C. Sixth Dynasty. Old Kingdom.

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  • Accession Number: E.40.1937
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 627 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 355.14kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1

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Ancient Egypt antiquity BC Egyptian figure Fitz_ANT male official Old Kingdom painted staffs statuette striding walking wood wooden

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