lunes, 12 de febrero de 2018

Statuette of a concubine

Statuette of a concubine
Small figure representing a standing woman, naked, with a tripartite coiffure, painted necklaces coiled several times around her neck, bracelets, and red ribbons crossing in front of her body and behind her back. Around her hips, under the navel, is painted a belt consisting of a red ribbon decorated with white shells. There are traces of tattoos on her legs. The arms, fashioned separately, are applied to the bust by means of pegs.
Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number 6338
Dating MIDDLE KINGDOM
Archaeological Site SHEIKH `ABD EL-QURNA
Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE
Material WOOD
Technique SCULPTURED
Height 22.8 cm
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=9954
Bibliography•E. Schiaparelli, Museo Archeologico di Firenze-Antichità Egizie, Roma, 1887, pgg. 472-473, n.1743 .
Statuette of a concubine
Small figure representing a standing woman, naked, with a tripartite coiffure, painted necklaces coiled several times around her neck, bracelets, and red ribbons crossing in front of her body and behind her back. Around her hips, under the navel, is painted a belt consisting of a red ribbon decorated with white shells. There are traces of tattoos on her legs. The arms, fashioned separately, are applied to the bust by means of pegs.
Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number 6338
Dating MIDDLE KINGDOM
Archaeological Site SHEIKH `ABD EL-QURNA
Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE
Material WOOD
Technique SCULPTURED
Height 22.8 cm
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=9954
Bibliography•E. Schiaparelli, Museo Archeologico di Firenze-Antichità Egizie, Roma, 1887, pgg. 472-473, n.1743 .

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