Upper Part of a of Woman from a Pair Statue
The woman here was once part of a small pair statue, the shoulder of another individual, probably her spouse, is just visible to her left. Her strong features, round face, and particularly her wig, diadem, and style of lotus suggest her Ramesside date. Much of the upper portion of a rounded rectangular back pillar inscribed with a classic hetep di nesu formula survives. In the inscription, Re-Harakhty and Hathor are the deities being revered, but the break in the pillar is just after the words "for the ka of" so we do not know whom the statue honored, except the spouse may have been a wab-priest.
Artwork Details
- Title: Upper Part of a of Woman from a Pair Statue
- Period: Late New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
- Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C. (?)
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: White limestone with traces of black paint
- Dimensions: H. 14 × W. 15.3 x D. 7.5 cm (5 1/2 × 6 × 2 15/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.98
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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