The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Fragment of a Paddle Doll

Fragment of a Paddle Doll

Period:: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 11
Date:: ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 511, MMA 1922–1923
Medium:: Wood, paint
Dimensions:: l. 14 cm (5 1/2 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.3.228

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Museum excavations, 1922-23. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds, 1923. Brought to New York and accessioned by the Museum, 1926.
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What
Sculpture (24,342)

Fragments (15,192)

Wood (7,727)

Statues (4,251)

Figurines (3,398)

Dolls (96)

Paddle dolls (12)
Where
Africa (33,408)

Egypt (29,748)

Upper Egypt (13,460)

Thebes (10,404)
When
8000-2000 B.C. (3,791)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,116)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 8000–2000 B.C.
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