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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object NameStatuette ( Fragment)
Object NumberABDUA:21459
Other NumberB1391
Other Number Typeold number
Period18th Dynasty
Brief DescriptionFragment of a seated statuette that belonged to a man named Hor-em-Wekhet, who lived in the early 18th Dynasty. Incised inscription to one side consisting of a prayer to Osiris of Abydos and the deceased king Ahmose (Jah-mes) I, the first king of the 18th dynasty. On the other side the owner's wife "Lady of the House" is depicted in a kneeling posture with a lotus flower in her hand.
DimensionsH: 175 mm, W: 90 mm, D: 144 mm
Materialsstone, basalt
ConditionGood
CompletenessIncomplete
Object Production Date1520 - 1490 BCE
Place KeyAfrica, Egypt, Elephantine Island
Field CollectorWilson, Robert Dr
Publication NoteReid, R W, 1912, Illustrated Catalogue of the Anthropological Museum, University of Aberdeen, p180
Aquisition SourceWilson, Robert Dr
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