Plaster sculptor's model: E.GA.4696.1943

Current Location: Gallery 20

Titles

Plaster sculptor's model

Entities

Statue cast

Description

Male face cast, with empty eye sockets and incised facial details. Probably for a royal subject of the 21st to 22nd Dynasties.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 8.5 cm
Height: 19 cm
Width: 14.4 cm

Find spot

Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

21st Dynasty
22nd Dynasty
Circa -1069 - Circa -715

Materials used in production

Plaster

Techniques used in production

Moulded

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4696.1943
Primary reference Number: 59143
Oldadmincategory: M
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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