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Statuette of a Seated Boy? or Man?

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Faience
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES ca. 3100–2800 B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 1 (probably)
PERIOD Early Dynastic Period
DIMENSIONS 2 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.7 × 3.5 × 4.1 cm)  (show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER 57.165.6
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Statuette of seated boy (?) or man (?) ion green fayence. Figure apparently nude with left hand held to mouth and is seated in high-backed chair. Right hand against thigh. Wide flat head with eyes and mouth indicated by incisions. A rare type. All surfaces glazed. Condition: Glaze worn and in places chipped slightly.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Statuette of a Seated Boy? or Man?, ca. 3100–2800 B.C.E. Faience, 2 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.7 × 3.5 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.165.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.165.6_NegID_57.165.2_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.57.165.6_NegID_57.165.2_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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