Kneeling Figure Holding Casket

Kneeling Figure Holding Casket

Public Domain

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Kneeling Figure Holding Casket
Date400–301 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumBrown stone (probably granite)
Dimensions4 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (10.8 × 3.2 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number52.43
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.

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