Statuette of a Woman

Medium: Wood

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 10 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (25.6 x 7 x 4.8 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• A Woman's Afterlife: Gender Transformation in Ancient Egypt
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity

Accession Number: 54.29

Image: 54.29_PS4.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Standing wooden statuette of unknown lady. Left leg advanced, right arm pendant by side, left arm held against body under breasts. Long unpleated dress; heavy and elaborately braided wig with three large braids in relief at rear. Flat, shallow face with large almond-shaped eyes. Condition: Base and feet lost as are objects originally – clasped in each hand. Wood has split up front of body and across rear of wig. General condition. Good.

Brooklyn Museum