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 |
Bibliography
E. Schiaparelli, Museo Archeologico di Firenze-Antichità Egizie, Roma, 1887, pgg. 472-473, n.1743http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=9954
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