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Statuette of a concubine

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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

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