Bust of a female statue

Bust of a sitting female statue with a tripartite wig. Two tresses hang down at the sides of the head. On the forehead is a diadem of lotus petals surmounted by a lotus flower. Above the clinging dress is a decorated usekh collar. The mouth smiles slightly.

Present location	MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number	6309
Dating	NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	GOVERNORATE OF LUXOR ?
Category	STATUE
Material	SANDSTONE
Technique	HEWN; PAINTED
Height	58 cm

Bibliography

• E. Schiaparelli, Museo Archeologico di Firenze-Antichità Egizie, Roma, 1887, pg. 467, n. 1729

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