Figurine

Museum number:
6-1156
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54
Description:
Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 1599 (99), Cemetery 1500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 1500; Tomb 99
Culture or time period:
1st Dynasty of Egypt (ca. 3000–2890 BC) and 2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Serpentine (mineral) and Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
October 8, 1902
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
width 3.3 centimeters, length 8.4 centimeters, and height 7.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #22: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (January 4, 1978–July 14, 1978), S1987-1988 #44: SFO Museum (June 23, 1988–August 25, 1988), and S1988-1989 #7: SFO Museum (August 25, 1988–January 23, 1989)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 6-1156, described as Serpentine figure of seated person holding a large jar; height: 8 cm.

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