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Figure of a Nubian Woman
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26
664–525 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 23.5 x 7 x 4 cm (9 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated in memory of Professor Phyllis Wallace
Accession Number1993.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionWooden statuette of a woman. She is smiling; has a short black wig, no clothing, and stone and resin inlaid eyes. Her arms are from a seperate piece of wood and fastened to the body with a wooden pin; statuette's left foot broken off; fixed to modern base. Thought to be Nubian because of her voluptuous body form and full round face.
ProvenanceBy 1993: with Jean-Louis Despras, Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris; 1993: purchased by the MFA from Galerie Orient-Occident. (Accession Date: January 27, 1993)