Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: Nikauinpu
Painted limestone statue of a man kneeling on his right knee, using a blowpipe to smelt metal(?) in a badly broken crucible, which rests on four supports projecting from its base.
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- ID
- OIC_E_10631
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- Department
- Oriental Institute, Chicago
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Said to be from tomb of Nikauinpu, location unknown, presumed to be at Giza
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- 113 x 54 x 99 mm
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- Credit Line
- Oriental Institute, Chicago
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- Accession Number
- 242
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
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- Object owned by
- The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
- Type Object owned by
Name of this image
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