Model Type
	fragmentary - female figure
Description
	GlobalEgMus web page: Maidservant Sifting The Corn This statue depicts a maidservant seated on a base and sifting corn with a sieve, which is laid on a basket on the base in front of her. The face of the maid is round and carefully rendered, showing the features of a middle-aged woman. The torso shows the sagging breasts. The body was painted light cream, with faint black, very close-cropped hair. The legs are bent upright in front of the chest and the hands hold the sieve exactly over the basket. The workmanship is mediocre Acquired 1953, Height= 21.5 (cm) Length= 20 (cm)
Site
	Abusir
Date
	5th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
	GlobalEgMus page
Museum
	Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
	JE 89385
Material
	limestone
Dimensions
	Height 21.5 cm Length 20 cm
Museum Online Record Card
	https://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=14775
Links to Images and Other Refs
	../IMG/JE-89385-s.jpg

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