Figure Item Number: 2827/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cast bronze figure of the deity Hor-Sma-Tawy or Horus-Uniter-of-the-Two-Lands. The figure is wearing a tall, flat, three-pronged headdress. The bottom portion of the headdress includes a striped head cap with a gold-coloured head band, a thick side braid, a braid down the figure's back, and a side panel that extends down over the left shoulder. The figure is standing with its left foot forward. Its left arm is hanging straight while its right arm is bent at the elbow with its index finger touching the mouth indicating it is the child Horus.
Item History
- Made in Egypt between 601 BCE and 301 BCE
- Owned by Dennis Molnar before 2004
- Owned by Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts between 2004 and October 21, 2010
- Received from Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts (Transferring institution) on October 21, 2010
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 2827/4
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 17.5 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 6.8 cm
- Remarks
- height 21.5 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 10.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- Dennis Molnar and Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts
- Received from
- Dean's Office U.B.C. Faculty of Arts (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
When
- Creation Date
- between 601 BCE and 301 BCE
- Ownership Date
- before 2004 and between 2004 and October 21, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on October 21, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2827/0004