Female figurine, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 11–18, ca. 2124–1504 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir


Female figurine, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 11–18, ca. 2124–1504 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Neferhotep (TT 316; ), 1918–19, Wood, ebony, H. cm (4 9/16 in.); W. cm (1 5/16 in.); D. cm (11/16 in.), This female figurine of imported ebony was found in the tomb of an archer named Neferhotep, along with two block statues, a quiver full of arrows, a fan handle of gilded wood, a club, and a shell. This type of figurine was an innovation of the Middle Kingdom; other examples wear jewelry and can be tattoed


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