mini-girlz:Estate FigurePeriod: Middle KingdomDate: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.Geography: From Egypt, Upper E
mini-girlz:Estate FigurePeriod: Middle KingdomDate: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern AsasifMedium: Wood, gesso, paintDimensions: H. 112 cm (44 1/8 in. W. 17 cm (6 11/16 in. D. 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.)This masterpiece of Egyptian wood carving was discovered in a hidden chamber at the side of the passage leading into the rock cut tomb of the royal chief steward Meketre, who began his career under King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II of Dynasty 11 and continued to serve successive kings into the early years of Dynasty 12. Together with a second, very similar female figure (now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo) this statue flanked the group of twenty two models of gardens, workshops, boats, and a funeral procession that were crammed into the chamber’s narrow space. Read More > -- source link
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