Model Type
fragmentary - granary figure
Description
GlobalEgMus web page: Statuette of a porter
The statuette represents a striding man with his left leg advanced. He wears a knee-long garment and a wig covering his ears. The body is painted red, the whites and the garment are white, the wig, eyelids and pupils are black. Since the arms that were originally pegged to the body are lost, the meaning of the statuette is not obvious. However, the absence of paint on the scapulae proves that the man was shown bearing a load, most probably a sack of grain, on his shoulders.
Height= 24.5 (cm)
Note For parallels see J.H.Breasted, Egyptian Servant Statues. Washington, 1948, pl.51. Preservation: The arms and feet are lost, the nose and the left shin are damaged. The surface is weathered, pigments are partly lost.
Site
Unknown
Date
Middle Kingdom
Museum
State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Accession number
4929
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 24.5 cm
Museum Online Record Card
https://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=13523

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