Funerary figurine of Saiah

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–1981 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105

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Title: Funerary figurine of Saiah
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, South Triangular Court, Pit 13, MMA excavations, 1920–22
Medium: Wax
Dimensions: H. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.3.12a
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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