Osirid Figure of Iry

New Kingdom

ca. 1473–1458 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

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Title: Osirid Figure of Iry
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1473–1458 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), below, radim, MMA excavations, 1935–36
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); W. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); D. 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.3.232
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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