Model Type
offering bearer
Description
Tooley-1989 (p204): 9. Meir. Limoges. H.32 cms. Female figure with feet together wearing a 2-strap dress reaching the knees and long hair. The left arm raised to support the small trapezoid basket is bent at the elbow, the hand closing over the top of it. The pendant right hand is held open. The face is very crude (Delpeche-Laborie 1939, 27 no.10, II; Breasted 1948, 66). Probably 11 dyn.
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Breasted -- 8. Limoges. Musee Municipal de l'Evêché. Wears short white dress; right arm at side, holding nothing.
From Meir, excavations of M. and Madame Périchon -Bey. Height: 32 cm. Delpech-Laborie; Guide- Catalogue Sommaire, p. 27, Pl. II, No. 10.
Site
Meir
Date
11th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Tooley-1989 p. 204
Museum
Musée Municipal de l'Evêché, Limoges
Accession number
E961 (cat. som. 10)
Breasted Classification
IV-1-3-E 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. - Twelfth dynasty.
Notes
Accession number may be incorrect
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 32 cm
References (Bibliography)
BreastedJnr-1948 , IV-1-3-E 8.
Delpech-Laborie-1939 , p. 27, Pl. II, No. 10
Tooley-1989 , pp. 204,233
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