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Model female figure
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1640 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession NumberRES.72.100
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionWooden model female figure. Her skin is painted yellow. She wears a white dress and sash over her left shoulder. Her wig is black. The arms are missing. The eyes are outlined in black and white. She is standing with her legs together. The left foot is broken. There are holes on the bottom of the soles where pegs attached the figure to the base of the model. The pubic area is detailed by incised lines. The wood is very decayed.
Paper sticker "473".
Paper sticker "473".
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)