M0009035: Seneb, a dwarf with his family: painted sculpture from his tomb
- Date:
- June 1944
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Photograph of a sculpture of Seneb, a high-ranking Egyptian court official c.2520 B.C. with his wife and children. The sculpture was found with his tomb at the Giza necropolis in 1926. The sculpture is now held by the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The photograph is part of a cutting from Aesculape vol.9, 1934, p.225. Related images: V0007440.
Publication/Creation
June 1944
Physical description
1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 2949i
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item By Appointment.
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Where to find it
Location of original
Wellcome Library; GB.
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request