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Nude female figure

Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan., Grave Z 244 X

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm (2 11/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2517
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionFigure of nude female with arms straight at sides, tripartite wig, once colored black, now much faded. Mold made, pressed into a one sided mold, back is flat. Faience; light green.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 244 X. 1910-11: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.

(Accession date: October 19, 1911)