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Funerary model: E.150.1903

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Bending figure, with arms clasped together, and a single dowel hole on the right hand (likely to hold an oar). Left leg broken off at waist. A possible dowel hole on base, but this is unclear. Pigments prominent, with white, black, red attested, facial features clear. Leg labelled 'E.172.1903' now known to have originally come from this figure.

Figure from tomb model, knees bent, arms out in front

Measurements and weight

Height: 15 cm
Width: 5.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1903)

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Painted

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.150.1903
Primary reference Number: 50762
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 August 2025 Last processed: Thursday 14 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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