Bust, ancestral

Description

Ancestral bust in white limestone in the form of a conoidal base surmounted by the head of a man wearing a tripartite wig: Ancient Egyptian, possibly from Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Upper Egypt, 18th - 19th Dynasty, c.1550 -1069 BC

Museum reference

A.1952.191

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bust, ancestral

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

18th - 19th Dynasty

Materials

Limestone

Collection place(s)

Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• The Tomb

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered

Credit

Given anonymously