Model Type
offering bearer
Description
Tooley-1989 p.224:
Saqqara. JE 26026. H.39 cms (plate 58: 4). Female figure in walking pose wearing a white dress with 2 broad straps and a long wig, parted in the centre, covering the ears and held at ear level by a white band. The left arm is raised and bent at the elbow, the hand curved (basket missing). The pendant right hand is pierced. The damaged face has a well defined eye outlined in black with no brow indicated. The modelling of the body with swelling thighs, hips, high narrow waist and hair band suggest a mid to late 12 dyn. date.
Site
Saqqara
Date
Mid to late 12th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Tooley-1989 p. 224
Museum
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
JE 26026
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 39 cm
References (Bibliography)
Tooley-1989 , pp. 224,237,238, Ill. 58:4
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