Head of dwarf

Head of dwarf

Head of statuette, carefully sculpted in fine-grained sandstone, representing a dwarf (pataikos). The suspension ring for the amulet is at the back of the neck.

Present location MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number E 357 (n. cat. 84)

Dating LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site UNKNOWN

Category HUMAN FIGURINE

Material SANDSTONE

Technique HEWN

Height 2.3 cm

Width 2 cm

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Bibliography•Antiguidades Egípcias I, Lisboa, 1993