Model Type
offering bearer
Description
Tooley-1989 p. 202:
Assyut 1912. JE 43378. H.40 cms (plate 41: 3). Female figure with feet together wearing a 2-strap dress of a red, blue, green and white feather or scale design. The long, centrally parted hair falls to the front at the left and is pushed behind the right shoulder. At ear level is a red band. On the head is a small trapezoid basket supported by the left arm bent at the elbow. The pendant right hand has lost its bird. The modelling of the body, the full bosom and hair band suggest a mid to late 12 dyn. date
Site
Asyut
Date
Mid to late 12th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Tooley-1989 p. 202
Museum
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
JE 43378
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 40 cm
References (Bibliography)
Tooley-1989 , pp. 202,231, Ill. 41:3
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