Curator Catharine Roehrig on a masterpiece of Egyptian wood carving.
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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.
This wooden sculpture has motion and vitality unseen in most Egyptian art
"They’ve captured her in a moment in time."
Catharine H. Roehrig
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Contributors
Catharine H. Roehrig
Curator Emerita, Department of Egyptian Art
Curator Emerita, Department of Egyptian Art
Photography by Katherine Dahab
Photographs by Harry Burton, Egyptian Expedition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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ca. 1981–1975 B.C.