| Model Type | |
|---|---|
| offering bearer | |
| Description | |
|
Breasted: 1. El Bersheh, tomb of Neheri. Left hand raised to steady head load; right arm at side. Height: 19 cm. Kamal, Annales, II (1901), p. 42. Tooley-1989 p.43: [Tomb 23] Chamber III contained the burial of NHri whose coffin lid was removed immediately after burial, but wasotherwise undisturbed (1901 a , 40-3). The models comprised ... and an offering-bearer (1901 a , 42; Breasted 1948, 66). Kamal, Annales, II (1901), p. 42: Statuette of a woman standing on a pedestal, dressed in a white dress and carrying on her head a vase of offerings that she holds with the left hand, while the right arm remains hanging. Wood, ht. 19 cm. | |
| Site | |
| el-Bersheh | |
| Tomb | |
| Tomb 23 | |
| Burial | |
| NHri | |
| Date | |
| 11th Dyn. | |
| Ref. for dating | |
| Tooley-1989 p. 43 | |
| Museum | |
| NK | |
| Accession number | |
| n/a | |
| Breasted Classification | |
| IV-1-3-F 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. - Middle Kingdom. | |
| Notes | |
| Kamal gives an accession number of E 34296 in a footnote, so this may be in Cairo as JE-34296 | |
| Material | |
| wood | |
| Dimensions | |
| Height 19 cm | |
| References (Bibliography) | |
| BreastedJnr-1948 , IV-1-3-F 1. | |
| Kamal-1901a , Annales ASAE II p. 42 | |
| Tooley-1989 , pp. 42-3 | |
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