Model Type
offering bearer
Description
Breasted: 12. Paris, Louvre, E 11991 (Pl. 57 [on left]). Wears long, white dress supported by a single strap over left shoulder.
From Asyut, excavations of Chassinat. Height: 64 cm.
Site
Asyut
Tomb
No. 20
Burial
Ankhef and Itibi
Date
12th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Louvre website
Museum
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Accession number
E 11991
Breasted Classification
IV-1-3-D SERVANTS CARRYING SUPPLIES FOR DECEASED, AND FUNERAL SCENES - Servants Carrying Supplies for Deceased. - Women servants singly, or in rows of two or more, bring supplies for deceased. - Eleventh dynasty.
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 64 cm
References (Bibliography)
BreastedJnr-1948 , IV-1-3-D 12, Pl. 57
Tooley-1989 , pp. 36, 200, 230, Ill. 39:3
Museum Online Record Card
https://cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not&idNotice=3030

Links to Images and Other Refs

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Offering_bearers_Louvre.jpg


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