COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.54.28.2
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MMA_.54.28.2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The earliest pieces of Egyptian sculpture represent men and women in formal poses. Figurines were made from mud or unbaked clay, ceramic, or ivory; details such as body hair, clothing, and tattoos were either incised or painted on the clay surface. This bearded man is made from the end portion of a hippo incisor. The features of his face and clothing(?) were incised into the ivory and filled with a black paste like substance. Figurines are very rare in this period of Egyptian art and little is known about their use in the Predynastic cultures that created them.
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The earliest pieces of Egyptian sculpture represent men and women in formal poses. Figurines were made from mud or unbaked clay, ceramic, or ivory; details such as body hair, clothing, and tattoos were either incised or painted on the clay surface. This bearded man is made from the end portion of a hippo incisor. The features of his face and clothing(?) were incised into the ivory and filled with a black paste like substance. Figurines are very rare in this period of Egyptian art and little is known about their use in the Predynastic cultures that created them.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Male Figurine
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Male Figurine
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 3750?3550 B.C.
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ca. 3750?3550 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ivory
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Ivory
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Predynastic Period, late Naqada I?early Naqada II
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Predynastic Period, late Naqada I?early Naqada II
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm)
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H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
54.28.2
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54.28.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1954
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Rogers Fund, 1954
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_54.28.2.tif
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MMA_.h1_54.28.2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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