Stela of Four Women
Rendered in sunk relief, all four figures wear long sheath dresses. The two adult women have long hair, painted blue. The two girls have shaved their heads, painted red, except for single locks of hair with curled ends. Tekhnefer and Mesutnetjer-tekhnefer hold water lily blossoms up to their faces, and Tanetib-neferseresu(?) holds the same type of flower in her pendant hand, while Intefankh supports the latter’s arm. The pile of food offerings consists of bread loaves, various cuts of meat, green onions, and a bunch of grapes on a mat, as well as three pottery vessels containing beverages.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stela of Four Women
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 13
- Date: ca. 1802–1650 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Lower Asasif, Ramesside Temple Area, Tomb MMA 741, MMA excavations, 1935–36
- Medium: Limestone, paint
- Dimensions: H. 48.5 × W. 26 × D. 7.8 cm, 11.1 kg (19 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 3 1/16 in., 24.4 lb.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.3.270
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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