Naos with Statue of a Woman

Naos with Statue of a Woman

This slender, elegant figure, carved from sycamore wood, represents the Lady Ibentina, wife of Satnem. A string of tiny faience beads is tied around her left arm. She is wearing a three-part wig with braids and her wrists are adorned with bracelets. She has a small face with wide, almond eyes and a nicely shaped mouth. The statue is fitted into a parallelepiped wooden base.

The paintings around this base represent a formula for offerings dedicated to the god of the dead, Osiris. He is referred to as Lord of Busiris and Abydos. The statue is enclosed in a wooden naos with a lid.

DEIR EL-MEDINAH

18TH DYNASTY

FUNERARY TEXT: FORMULA Htp-di-nsw.t

Inventory number JE 63646 A,B

EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

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