Paddle Doll

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

ca. 2030–1802 B.C.

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Paddle doll

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Title

Paddle Doll

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

Wood, mud, linen string, paint

Dimensions

Body: H. 22.8 cm (9 in.); W. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); Th. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.);
height: 22.8centimetre;
width: 7centimetre;
height: 17.3centimetre;
width: 13.2centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 2030–1802 B.C.

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1931

Style Period

Middle Kingdom

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Tomb MMA 816, pit, MMA excavations, 1929–30, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subject

Topic

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Paddle Doll, ca. 2030–1802 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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