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Wooden bust of a woman
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.
Given by the Friends of Fitzwilliam Museum, 1989
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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