Title: Figurine of a Pygmy Dance Leader
Object type: Statuette, dancing pygmy
Date: ca. 1950–1885 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early-mid
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); W. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall MMA excavations, 1933–34 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Male Nudes, term: Dancers