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Portatrice di offerte

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105
Nei bassorilievi dell’Antico Regno, le donne che recavano cibo in offerta venivano identificate con i nomi delle province destinate a fornire i servizi funebri per una determinata tomba. Questa statua priva di nome, raffigurante una donna riccamente ornata che regge un cesto di cibo sul capo e un’anatra con la mano destra, fu realizzata — insieme a un pezzo simile ora conservato al Cairo — per la tomba del sovrintendente reale Meketre. A giudicare dai gioielli e dall’abito di piume, non si tratta di una semplice schiava, ma di una figura femminile semidivina il cui ruolo si fonde con quello delle dee Iside e Neftide, custodi dei morti.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Portatrice di offerte
  • Periodo: Medio Regno, XII dinastia, primi anni del regno di Amenemhat I
  • Data: ca. 1981-1975 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Tebe, regione meridionale di Asasif, Tomba di Meketre
  • Materiale e tecnica: Legno, gesso, pittura
  • Dimensioni: 112 x 16,5 x 46,5 cm
  • Crediti: Rogers Fund e donazione di Edward S. Harkness, 1920
  • Numero d'inventario: 20.3.7
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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