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Wooden bust of a woman
Female figure, fragment. The eyes are inlaid with copper, obsidian and alabaster.
Height: 15 cm
Width: 6.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1989) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Eleventh Dynasty
12th Dynasty#
Middle Kingdom
-1943
-
-1898
Eyes
composed of
calcite
obsidian
Eyebrows
composed of
ebony
Eye Outlines
composed of
copper
Accession number: E.1.1989
Primary reference Number: 63352
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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