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Nude woman with elaborate headdress
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
20.5 x 4.7 cm (8 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .205 H. .047 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.786
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionNude figure; elaborate headdress with curls; crown(?) on head; hands held tightly against sides; feet broken; cracked and discolored.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, room J1 (pillared hall 27). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)