Model Type
offering bearer
Description
Tooley-1989 (p.198):
Hogarth tomb XIV. BM 45055. H.42.3 cms (plate 40: 1). Female figure in walking pose wearing a white skirt with braces passing between the breasts. The hair is short, full bottomed and held in a white fillet. On the head is a tall trapezoid basket with integral lid supported by the left arm bent at the elbow, the hand held up straight. The bird is missing from the pendant right hand. The face has a wedge nose, lightly indicated mouth, painted eyes with inner canthi marked and fishtail cosmetic line. The brows are straight, falling at the outer edges. Dated by stylistic similarity to Louvre E11990, 11 to early 12 dyn.
Site
Asyut
Tomb
Tomb XIV
Burial
Unknown
Date
11th to early 12th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Tooley-1989 p. 198
Museum
British Museum, London
Accession number
EA45055
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 42.3 cm
References (Bibliography)
Tooley-1989 , pp. 36,198,230, Ill. 40:1
Museum Online Record Card
URL: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA45055
Links to Images and Other Refs


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