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The statuette of the official rises against a high back pillar; Legs and base plate being broken away. Both hands Tetu has placed on the trapezoidal Schurz, an attitude that should be understood as a prayer gesture in front of the deity. The vertical line of inscription calls in a short offering formula the creator god Atum of Heliopolis and finally the title and name of the Statue owner. The figure represents impressively the range of small-scale private sculpture in the 12th dynasty. Original: National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, about 1850 v. Chr., Stone. Polymeric ars mundi museum replica of hand poured, on limestone base. Height 27 cm.
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