The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Jerboa figurine

Jerboa figurine

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Jerboa figurine

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12–13
Date:: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Geography:: possibly from Heliopolis (Ain Shams); Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region
Medium:: Faience
Dimensions:: h. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in); w. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); d. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in)
Credit Line:: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.7.901

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 111

Provenance

Formerly Carnarvon Collection (before 1923). Purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926.
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Sculpture (24,355)

Faience (11,693)

Statues (4,252)

Figurines (3,399)
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Africa (33,577)

Egypt (29,893)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,742)
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Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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