Kneeling statue of an official Artist: Unknown

525–404 B.C.

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Quartzite

Dimensions

38 × 13.6 × 12 cm (14 15/16 × 5 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen

Accession Number

1957.7.11

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Late Period, Dynasty 27

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
Probably from Athribis. Fred H. Olsen (1891–1986), and Florence Quittenton Olsen, Guilford, Conn.; gift in 1957 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 258, ill.
  • Gerry D. Scott, III, Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, 1st (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 142–44, no. 78, ill.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

sculpture

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