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Female nude figure
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 244 x
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 3 x 1.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2518
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
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. Lower legs broken off. Faience; light green; Headdress(? )or rounded element on the top of the head.
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)
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)