Model Type | |
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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. -------------------------------- 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 | |
Links to Images and Other Refs | |
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