Reproduction
Object Category
figurines
Description
Terracotta figurine showing a corpulent male wearing a transparent dress sitting in a chariot, legs splayed and arms clutching the sides. The subject has waves of hair falling from a central parting. On the lower sesction of the chariot is a wheel with heart-shaped decoration on the back. At the front is a nozzle, now damaged; although this could not have functioned as a lamp because the bottom is open. Possibly a caricature of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II.
Collector
Publications
- Trope, Betsy Teasley, Excavating Egypt. Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Production Period
Middle Ptolemaic Period
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height: 9.4 cms
width: 7.2 cms
Top thickness: 2.7 cms
Bottom thickness: 3.2 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC47632
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
