Model Type
offering bearer
Description
Tooley-1989 p.199:
Tomb 7 of nxti, chapel. JE 36290. H.57.5 cms. Female figure in walking pose resembling closely the above [ Louvre E12029 ] except for a polychrome bead apron hang- ing diagonally from the left hip to the hem (Chassinat 1911, 33, IX; Breasted 1948, 63; Vandier 1958, 149, L: 2; Adam 1981, 12 no.5; Wildung 1985,96 no.42).
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Breasted -- 8. Asyut, tomb of Nakhti. Nude above the waist: wears long white skirt ornamented with a red and blue square mesh design; the skirt is hung from a red and blue belt around the waist. The headdress, which is long only in back, is kept in place by a white band around the head. Anklets and bracelets, also red and blue, are worn.
Height: 60 cm. Chassinat, op. cit., Pl. IX, and p. 33; Capart, L'Art Egyptien, Pl. 42, right-hand figure.
Site
Asyut
Tomb
No. 7
Burial
Nakhti
Date
Late 11th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Tooley-1989 p. 35
Museum
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
JE 36290
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 60 cm
References (Bibliography)
BreastedJnr-1948 , IV-1-3-D 8
Capart-1909 , Pl. 42, right-hand figure
Chassinat-etal-1911 , Pl. IX, and p. 33
Tooley-1989 , pp. 35,199,230
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