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Painted wooden statue of an official,Late Old Kingdom,
around 2250 BCE.A young man with a short,curled wig and a
linen kilt,he holds the characteristic posture of male standing figures with staff in hand and left leg forward.Such
figures were made as a substitute body for the spirit to
inhabit,should the mummy decompose or be destroyed.
EA,55261
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200476
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
1018px × 1600px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Civil Servant
Dignitary
Magistrate
Old Kingdom, Egypt (4th-6th Dynasty)
Staff
Statue
Walking Stick