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.1743 .
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