Statue
E14307
From: Egypt
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E14307 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt |
Period | New Kingdom (uncertain) | Modern (uncertain) |
Date Made | 1539 - 1292 BCE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Woman |
Description | Enthroned lady, queen, or goddess. Traditional tight fitting dress, wesekh collar & New Kingdom wig. Eyes and eyebrows were originally inlaid in gold. Faintly incised figures of deities on throne; at back: solar falcon above 2 Nile gods (Hapy) who bind together the plants of Upper and Lower Egypt; on either side: 2 winged deities facing each other. Remainder illegible. |
Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1925 |
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