Caption

Fragment of a figurine of a woman on a bed. Flat figurine of a concubine resting on a plate imitating a bed; long narrow arms pressed against the body, legs joined. Scen. Gal. Eg.; concubines; figurines of nude women; Egyptian art., Sculpture, ca. 1550–332 BC New Kingdom–Late Period. Tell Atrib; height 8.3 cm, width 5.7 cm., A weathered stone relief in shades of gray and beige shows the raised, simplified outline of a standing humanlike figure with a rounded head and suggestion of shoulders and torso, carved into a roughly rectangular slab with irregular edges; the surface has a rough, pitted texture with patches of darker beige and brown discoloration and worn areas that smooth the carved details, and a few shallow incised lines suggest limbs and folds while the background remains mostly flat and similar in color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_165

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.4Mb (3.8Mb) / 16.2in x 16.2in / 4852 x 4852 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment figurine woman bed Flat figurine concubine resting plate imitating long narrow arms pressed body legs joined Scen Gal Eg concubines figurines nude women Egyptian art Sculpture ca 1550–332 BC New Kingdom–Late Period Tell Atrib height 8.3 cm width 5.7 cm weathered stone relief shades gray beige raised simplified outline standing humanlike figure rounded head suggestion shoulders torso carved roughly rectangular slab irregular edges surface rough pitted texture patches darker beige brown discoloration worn areas smooth carved details shallow incised lines suggest limbs folds background remains mostly flat color.