Fragment of a bas relief with a female figure

Fragment of a bas relief with a female figure

Fragment of a bas relief with the bust of a queen depicted in the form of a female divinity. She wears the vulture spoil on her head and a wesekh-collar on her breast. The queen holds in her right hand (lost) a flail with a top end in the form of the chalice of a nymphaea, out of which three tear-shaped elements appear.

Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE

Inventory number 7610

Dating NEW KINGDOM

Archaeological Site SHEIKH `ABD EL-QURNA

Category RELIEF

Material LIMESTONE

Technique HEWN; PAINTED

Height 14 cm

Width 15 cm

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