Magical Funerary Figure

Late New Kingdom

ca. 1550–1200 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

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Title: Magical Funerary Figure
Period: Late New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18–19
Date: ca. 1550–1200 BCE
Geography: Said to be from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna; From Egypt
Medium: Wood with black resinous coating
Dimensions: H. 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Ward and Lynn Botsford, 2005
Object Number: 2005.217a, b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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