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MME 1977:009 :: Statuette, Sculpture

Object description

Standing female statuette with bent knees. The arms are raised, with the hands in level with the head. The hair is thick and long, covering most of the face except for the nose and mouth. The nose is wide and placed rather close to the forehead. The mouth is open, as if screaming, with the teeth clearly visible.

Perspex base with supporting back pillar. Clay, greyish brown.

Data elements
References (13)

Inventory number

MME 1977:009

Serie nummer

6742

Object

Statuette; Sculpture

Object, Swedish

Skulptur; Statyett

Country - Findspot

Egypt : Africa

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Egypten

Material

Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Lera; Keramik; Keramik

Exhibitions

Permanent exhibition, Egyptian galleries, Medelhavsmuseet

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1975

Acquisition

Purchased from J. Eischberg, New York through Royal Athena Galleries, New York, using a contribution from the Engkvist Foundation and Mr Henry Nilsson. The original price, 15 000 US $ reduced due to damage inflicted on the piece during the transport from New York to Stockholm.

Ex. Private collection, France

Ex. Collection Edward J. Smith, Forest Hills, N.Y.

Exhibited Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1975

Ex. Collection Jerome M. Eisenberg, New York

Acquisition, Swedish

Inköpt från J. Eischberg, New York, genom Royal Athena Galleries, New York, genom att använda ett bidrag från Engkvist stiftelse och Mr Henry Nilsson. Det ursprungliga priset, 15 000 US $ reducerades på grund av skada som åsamkats på föremålet under dess transport från New York till Stockholm.

Ex. Privat samling, Frankrike

Ex. Edward J. Smiths samling, Forest Hills, N.Y.

Utställd vid Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1975

Ex. Jerome M. Eisenbergs samling, New York

Description, Swedish

Stående kvinnostatyett med böjda knän. Armarna är uppsträckta med händerna i nivå med huvudet. Håret är långt och tjockt, täckande det mesta av ansiktet förutom näsan och munnen. Näsan är vid och placerad relativt nära pannan. Munnen är öppen, som i skrik, med tänderna tydligt synliga.

Bas med stödjande ryggpelare. Gråaktigt brun lera.

; Grav statyett, terrakotta. 4000-3500 f.Kr.

Description

Perspex base with supporting back pillar. Clay, greyish brown.

Period

Naqada I (4000-3500 BC), Predynastic Period

Period, Swedish

Naqada I (4000-3500 f Kr), Fördynastisk tid

Name - Acquired from

Nilsson, Henry

Source - http: collections.smvk.se

Smith, Otto

Description: Otto Smith, a collector who was digging in Egypt at locations such as Saqqara and Luxor in mid 1920s, when there was a huge appetite for Egyptian artifacts in the West (See more at: http://www.elginism.com/similar-cases/egypt-askes-sweden-to-return-artefacts/20090120/1693/#sthash.WxhP7Hog.dpuf)Otto%20Smith%2C%20a%20collector%20who%20was%20digging%20in%20Egypt%20at%20locations%20such%20as%20Saqqara%20and%20Luxor%20in%20mid%201920s%2C%20when%20there%20was%20a%20huge%20appetite%20for%20Egyptian%20artifacts%20in%20the%20West%20%28See%20more%20at%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elginism.com%2Fsimilar-cases%2Fegypt-askes-sweden-to-return-artefacts%2F20090120%2F1693%2F%23sthash.WxhP7Hog.dpuf%29
Source - http: www.elginism.com, www.nad.riksarkivet.se, collections.smvk.se, libris.kb.se

Exhibition - Current

Egypten, 2014-

Description: The history of Egypt is long, from the first settlements in the Nile Valley around 7000 years ago to the present day. Egypt was for a long period of time ruled by autocratic kings – the pharaohs. At other times, it was part
of larger empires such as the Persian, Roman and Ottoman.
The pharaonic culture was characterised by high conservatism.
Things were – and should be – as they always had been.
Old traditions and ways of thinking lived on, long after the last pharaohs.
They were present in the customs and traditions of the Middle Ages and are present in Egypt today.
Welcome on a walk through the history of Egypt!
Time - Start: 20132013

Exhibition, Part of - Current

New Egypt, 1, Egypt takes form

Exhibition, showcase - Current

Egypten 1.12

Exhibition - Previously

Egypten, 1982-2012

Description: The Egyptian exhibition shows various aspects of life in Pharaonic Egypt from 3000 BC to the Christian era. There are also many objects from the prehistoric period, starting around 5000 BC. Most of the objects came to Sweden in the late 19:century, and have been donated to the museum from private collections.
The Egyptian Exhibition contains, in addition to mummified humans, also mummies of cats, birds, fishes and snakes. The Goddess Isis with the child Horus in her lap meets the visitors as they enter the exhibition. The pose she holds occurs commonly in western art where the Virgin Mary with the child Jesus often is portrayed in the same position.
A portrait of the well-known pharaoh Sesostris was donated to Sweden by the Egyptian government in recognition both of Swedish participation when the Assuan-dam was built and of professor Torgny Säve-Söderbergh as an internationally well-known Egyptologist. (www.medelhavsmuseet.se, 2010-09-01)
The exhibition was made already in 1982. In 2002 there was a change, several of the galleries (4-8) on the upper floor were closed.
Time - Start: 19821982
Time - End: 20122012

Exhibition, Part of - Previously

Egyptian gallery 2, showcase 02:11

Egypt, Number in Exhibition

Egyptenutställningen 2014, English - Label

Female figure with arms raised and open mouth. Maybe they show wrath or grief.

Egyptenutställningen 2014, Swedish - Label

Kvinnofigur med höjda armar och öppen mun. Kanske uttrycker de vrede eller sorg.

Keyword

Ceramics

NegNo

9719D

Cf Publications

Hornemann, B., Types of Ancient Egyptian Statuary, Copenhagen 1966 vol. IV, 915, 976-978

JARCE 5, 11 ff.

JEA 15, 29 ff pl. 6

Vandier, Mamiel I 431.

PhotoNegNo

9719D-9726D, 9728D

Length / Längd

34 cm

Width / Bredd

15,5 cm

Condition

Complete

Original register

Egypt

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