Object History Note | Displayed in 'Objects Uncovered' in the Sir Duncan Rice Library June-Sept 2019 |
Publication Note | LEMUR Database. Michie, C, 1887, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Archaeological Museum of King's College, University of Aberdeen, Item A3, p7; Reid, R W, 1912, Illustrated Catalogue of the Anthropological Museum, University of Aberdeen, p181 (and illustrated) |
Caption | Statue of Amenirdis, Egypt This is a replica statue of Amenirdis, ruler of Thebes. The original, held by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is made of translucent alabaster on a black basalt base, and was probably painted and gilded. It is likely that it was intentionally left white, following the Renaissance ideal of pure white marble Classical statues.
Author: MLitt class 2018-19 Date: June 2019 Purpose: Objects Uncovered |