Statuette of an overseer of work

Classification

statuette ; tomb equipment

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

26.8 x 5.7 cm

Date

6th–12th dynasties (24th–19th centuries B.C.)

Period

6th dynasty (2345–2181); First Intermediate Period (2160–2055); Middle Kingdom (2055–1650)

Material

wood

Iconography

male figure ; wig ; kilt ; writing board

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Inventory

53.320

ID

Hyp-1825

References

Kóthay–Liptay, Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 20; Nagy, I., Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 22–23; Nagy, I., Egyptian Collection, 24–25; Kóthay–Liptay, Egyptian Artefacts, 20, 7c