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Stone dwarf
Limestone standing figure of a male dwarf. The subject is bald with prominent ears. The features are crudely incised. The arms are perhaps intended to rest on the hips and the feet are turned inwards. Dwarfs had a special place in society and were often depicted in Egyptian art, in the Old Kingdom as officials and later, in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods as ritual or festival participants.
Height: 8.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic Period
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Accession number: E.10.1898
Primary reference Number: 49550
Oldadmincategory: SU
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Stone dwarf" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/49550 Accessed: 2024-11-21 16:49:11
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