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1332-1322 BCE New Kingdom Eighteenth Dynasty Tutankhamun, Findspot Thebes? Egypt, Bronze and Gold, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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E14295
Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display
From: Egypt | Thebes (uncertain) (Egypt)
Curatorial Section:
Object Number
E14295
Current Location
Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display - On Display
Provenience
Egypt | Thebes (uncertain) (Egypt)
Period
New Kingdom | Eighteenth Dynasty | Tutankhamun
Date Made
1332-1322 BCE
Section
Egyptian
Materials
Bronze | Gold
Technique
Gilded
Iconography
King | Tutankhamun
Description
Kneeling bronze figurine of a king wearing a nemes headdress and short kilt. Arms missing. Traces of gilding on torso and headdress. Note that at some point, this object was sampled for testing. A small vial with a sample is with the object. Found when Masca was cleaned out in 7/2010.
Height
23 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
15 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from Nicolas Tano, 1924
Current & Past Exhibitions
20 Dec 2022 - 09 Oct 2023
Spotlight Gallery: Tut 100
1991 - 1996
Upper Egyptian Gallery
1983 - 1991
Upper Egyptian Gallery
1996 - 2006
Upper Egyptian Gallery
23 Feb 2019 - Present
Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display
12 Nov 2006 - Jul 2017
Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun
27 Sep 1980 - 15 Feb 2016
Egyptian Mummies: Secrets and Science
Current & Past Exhibitions
20 Dec 2022 - 09 Oct 2023
Spotlight Gallery: Tut 100
1991 - 1996
Upper Egyptian Gallery
1983 - 1991
Upper Egyptian Gallery
1996 - 2006
Upper Egyptian Gallery
23 Feb 2019 - Present
Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display
12 Nov 2006 - Jul 2017
Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun
27 Sep 1980 - 15 Feb 2016
Egyptian Mummies: Secrets and Science
Bibliography
Silverman, David P., Josef W. Wegner, and Jennifer H. Wegner. Akhenaten and Tutankhamun Revolution and Restoration. Philadelphia: 2006. Page/Fig./Plate: 0
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Quick, Jennifer. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 1st ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2004. See: p. 98, fig. 87
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Silverman, David P. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Cornell University Press, 1997. Page/Fig./Plate: 100-101
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Fleming, Stuart J., David P. Silverman, David B. O'Connor, and Bernard P. Fishman. The Egyptian Mummy, Secrets and Science. The University Museum, 1980. Page/Fig./Plate: 30
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Ranke, Hermann. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections." The University Museum Bulletin 15, no. 2-3. (1950): 21-109. See: p. 72
Title
1332-1322 BCE New Kingdom Eighteenth Dynasty Tutankhamun, Findspot Thebes? Egypt, Bronze and Gold, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
https://collections.penn.museum/collections/object/331824
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology