MAKE A MEME
View Large Image
| View Original: | Egyptian_-_Concubine_-_Walters_71505_-_Right.jpg (335x1800) | |||
| Download: | Original | Medium | Small | Thumb |
| Courtesy of: | commons.wikimedia.org | More Like This | ||
| Keywords: Egyptian - Concubine - Walters 71505 - Right.jpg This well-carved figurine represents a nude girl wearing an elaborate wig The hair is pulled across the forehead Two twisted locks hang in front of the shoulders and two thick tapering locks which end in large curls fall in back The eyes are heavy lidded Circular grooves mark the nipples and navel and there is a ridge under the breasts There is a groove down the back and under the buttocks The knees are particularly well modeled Unfortunately the surface is flaking between 1550 1320 BC New Kingdom ivory cm 12 3 2 2 09 accession number 71 505 25818 Joseph Abemayor date and mode of acquisition unknown William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore prior to 1930 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters before 1930 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
