Karanis / Figurine / Clay (unfired)
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.6487
- Object Name
- Figurine
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Figurines
- Materials
- Clay (unfired)
- Design Style
- 3rd c. A.D.
- Length
- 3.8 cm
- Width
- 5.7 cm
- Height
- 17.4 cm
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Isis, standing with right knee flexed, holds up torch with right hand, while left arm is relaxed at side. She is fully draped and wears shawl knotted at right breast, and headgear. Rounded base. Back unindicated. Unrefined red clay (Muns. 2.5 YR 4/6) moulded hollow and sealed at sides. Circular vent back.
- Subjects
- Isis
- Unit Grid Number
- C0073
- Component/Room
- 00A
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Publication Title
- Die Agyptisch-Griechischen Terrakotten
- Terres Cuites de l'Egypte Greco-Romaine
- Breccia, fascicule I
- Publication Author
- Weber, Wilhelm
- Graindor, P.
- Publication Year
- 1914
- 0000
- Type Category
- Artifact
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 88 KB
- Record
- 0000.00.6487
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6487/0000_00_6487p02.tif
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"Karanis; Figurine; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6487/0000_00_6487p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.