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Description: | Wooden figure of a seated woman with faience inlay strips for hair with peg at top and for missing arms. There are remains of the gesso paste and on the face traces of gilt can be seen. The figure has a peg hole to which a headdress would have been attached and pegs for arm attachment. The remains of the pegs to which the kness would have been attached are also evident. 26.5cm high. This probably represents Isis or Nephthys in attaitude of mourning. Such statues were placed at head and foot of coffins. Originally part of the MacGregor collection purchased by Wellcome in 1922. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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