Model Type | |
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weaving/spinning | |
Description | |
Breasted: 3. Manchester Museum, 6599A, 6599B. 'A' is a girl standing with a stick, possibly a spindle, in her hands. The kneeling figure 'B' has nothing to distinguish it. From Sedment, tomb 1525. Tenth dynasty. Height of A: 23.8 cm.; width across shoulders: 5 cm. Height of B (kneeling figure): 11.3 cm.; width across shoulders: 3.75 cm. Base: 23 cm. x 19.5 cm. Petrie-Brunton, Sedment, 1, Pl. XVII, 4, text, p. 7. | |
Site | |
Sedment | |
Tomb | |
1525 | |
Burial | |
Unknown | |
Museum | |
Manchester Museum, Manchester | |
Accession number | |
6599a-b | |
Breasted Classification | |
III-4-2-A INDUSTRIES: CRAFTSMEN AND SHOPS - Workers in Leather, Flax, and Papyrus. - Models of spinning and weaving scenes. - Intermediate period. | |
Material | |
wood | |
Dimensions | |
Height 11.3 cm Width across shoulders 3.75 cm Base 23 cm x 19.5 cm | |
References (Bibliography) | |
BreastedJnr-1948 , III-4-2-A 3. | |
Petrie-etal-1924 , Pl. XVII, 4, text, p. 7 | |
Tooley-1989 , p. 50 | |
Links to Images and Other Refs | |
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