| Model Type | |
|---|---|
| offering bearer | |
| Description | |
|
Garstang Inventory: ii. Wood figure of girl carrying basket on head. Tooley-1989 (p209): Tomb BH76. Ash. E2307. H.20.5 cms (plate 46:1). Female figure in walking pose wearing a skirt outlined in blue and covered by a strip of linen. The long hair is painted on the shoulders. Below the skirt the pubis is painted blue. Originally on the head (SAGS neg. B414) was a trapezoid basket supported by the left arm bent at the elbow. | |
| Site | |
| Beni Hasan | |
| Tomb | |
| BH 76 | |
| Burial | |
| Unknown | |
| Museum | |
| Ashmolean Museum, Oxford | |
| Accession number | |
| AN1896-1908.E.2307 | |
| 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. | |
| Material | |
| wood | |
| Dimensions | |
| Height 20.5 cm | |
| References (Bibliography) | |
| Garstang-1907a , Inventory pp. 211-243 | |
| Tooley-1989 , p. 209, Ill. 46:1 | |
| Links to Images and Other Refs | |
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