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Fragment of right foot of colossal statue

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Front part of the right foot of a colossal statue. The break runs across the middle of the instep and along the join with the left foot.
This foot belonged to a statue that, excluding base and crown, would have been almost 20 metres high if standing and 13 if seated. The provenance is not entirely clear.

Present location

KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA

Inventory number

5781

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM (not before); NEW KINGDOM (not after)

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

COLOSSUS

Material

QUARTZITE

Technique

STONE-TECHNIQUE

Width

97 cm

Depth

61 cm

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