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Wooden bust of a woman: E.1.1989

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Current Location: Exhibition: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (Mellon Gallery)

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Wooden bust of a woman

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Description

Fragment from a female statuette, frontal depiction with necklace, wig, face and part of dress visible.

Female figure, fragment. The eyes are inlaid with copper, obsidian and alabaster.

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of Fitzwilliam Museum, 1989

Measurements and weight

Height: 15 cm
Width: 6.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1989) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Eleventh Dynasty
12th Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
-1943 - -1898

Project

  • Egypt

Components of the work

Eyes composed of calcite obsidian
Eyebrows composed of ebony
Eye Outlines composed of copper

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Painted

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.1.1989
Primary reference Number: 63352

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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