Accession No

Z 45813


Description

Dyad; Sculpture - Sculpture of dyad, heads broken off


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Saqqara


Period

Late Period Ptolemaic


Source

Egypt Exploration Society


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 45813; 71/2-6[5274]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Terracotta


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Found: Sacred Animal Necropolis, Sector 7, surface find. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1971-1972.
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Sculpture of dyad, heads broken off
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Martin, G.T. 1981. The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara: The Southern Dependencies of the Main Temple Complex. London: Egypt Exploration Society. p. 99, no. 1332, Pl. 43
Event Date 26/2/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (CMS Description)
Fragment of terracotta dyad, probably representing priests, with two pegs below for insertion in a base. The arms on the outside are held across the front of the body. Traces of pink pigment on the bodies, and white pigment on the long garments.
Event Date 26/2/2015
Author: maa


FM:40233

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