Statuette of a concubine

Statuette of a concubine

Small figure representing a standing woman, naked, with a tripartite coiffure, painted necklaces coiled several times around her neck, bracelets, and red ribbons crossing in front of her body and behind her back. Around her hips, under the navel, is painted a belt consisting of a red ribbon decorated with white shells. There are traces of tattoos on her legs. The arms, fashioned separately, are applied to the bust by means of pegs.

Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE

Inventory number 6338

Dating MIDDLE KINGDOM

Archaeological Site SHEIKH `ABD EL-QURNA

Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material WOOD

Technique SCULPTURED

Height 22.8 cm

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Bibliography•E. Schiaparelli, Museo Archeologico di Firenze-Antichità Egizie, Roma, 1887, pgg. 472-473, n.1743 .