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[4734] Figure, Object, Registered, Africa, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Deir Rifa |
| Accession Number |
4734 |
| Object Name |
Figure
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| Description |
Wooden figure of a girl or young woman, carrying a basket of offerings on her head. She supports the basket with her right hand, and her left hand is stretched out, holding a vase. Painted white, with black eyes, hair, and nipples; yellow basket with black lines; red vase and eye details; and white offerings. |
| Inscriptions |
Two columns of hieroglyphic inscription painted on top of base, in white. |
| Height (cm) |
34.7
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| Length (cm) |
16.8
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| Width (cm) |
5.4
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| Primary Materials |
Wood
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| Secondary Materials |
Paint
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| Period/Dynasty |
Middle Kingdom (Dyn. 12) |
| Site Name |
Africa, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Deir Rifa
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| Acquisition |
British School of Archaeology in Egypt (Donation, 1907) |
| Bibliography |
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Gizeh and Rifeh, pl. 10e; Margaret Murray, The Tomb of the Two Brothers (Manchester 1910). |
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