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Wood figure of bound prisoner

[One of] five wood figures of prisoners, kneeling, hands tied behind back; one with head broken off, bad condition. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_13.3459
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2378 A, burial chamber
  • Material
    Wood
  • Dimensions
    Height: about 10 cm
  • Credit Line
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_12-12-209
  • Object Ownership Information
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFAB_13.3459)
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/24/1912
  • Notes
    Five figures originally registered as HUMFA_12-12-209; two are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFAB_13.3458 and MFAB_13.3459); other three figures in the collection of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo EMC_JE_44614, EMC_JE_44615, and EMC_JE_44616).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2378

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 56.