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About the Artwork

Ankh-un-nefer

between 1991 and 1786 BC

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Egyptian

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Carved stone

3 11/16 × 2 1/16 × 2 3/4 inches (9.4 × 5.2 × 7 cm)

Sculpture

African Art

Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill

70.445

Public Domain

Markings

The inscriptions appear to be in hieratic and are difficult to read, except those on the back which are in hieroglyphs and read : "priest of Amun, Ankh un Nefer." William Kelly Simpson (MFA, Boston) in a verbal communication has suggested that the figure was reused and the inscription added at a later date because the name and title of the inscription are not appropriate for this type of sculpture of the Middle Kingdom.

Provenance

Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA);
1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Bulletin of the DIA 50, no. 1 (1971): p. 11.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Egyptian, Ankh-un-nefer, between 1991 and 1786 BC, Carved stone. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.445.

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