Standing woman
beginning of the 6th Dynasty, ca. 2360 BC
The identity of the woman in this uninscribed statue, like its provenance, is not known. But comparative material suggests that it comes from Giza. The subject wears a woman’s typical long dress with shoulder straps; traces of her painted collar-like necklace are scarcely discernible today. Across the forehead her natural hair is visible under the striated wig she wears.
The identity of the woman in this uninscribed statue, like its provenance, is not known. But comparative material suggests that it comes from Giza. The subject wears a woman’s typical long dress with shoulder straps; traces of her painted collar-like necklace are scarcely discernible today. Across the forehead her natural hair is visible under the striated wig she wears.
Time:
beginning of the 6th Dynasty, ca. 2360 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 42,8 cm, B 11 cm, T 15,8 cm, G
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 9999
Provenance
1993, purchased