Figurine of the Soul of Ba, Ba mythology; birds, bird iconography; djed pillars iconography; wigs; Soul personification; figurines; beards facial hair; feathers. The figurine has carefully carved and painted facial details and a reproduced arrangement of feathers on the wings. On the head is a tripartite wig painted blue. On the chest below the wig is a depiction of a djed pillar. Straps supporting a false beard are painted along the cheeks. The figurine's disproportionately large feet rest on a rectangular base. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Medium: figurine. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A small carved figure resembling a perched bird with a humanlike face, shown in profile, painted in shades of blue, beige, white, brown, and a muted red; the figure sits on a rectangular wooden base with visible grain and a crack, the painted surface is worn and chipped in places revealing underlying material, and the background is a smooth neutral gray.
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Figurine of the Soul of Ba, Ba mythology; birds, bird iconography; djed pillars iconography; wigs; Soul personification; figurines; beards facial hair; feathers. The figurine has carefully carved and painted facial details and a reproduced arrangement of feathers on the wings. On the head is a tripartite wig painted blue. On the chest below the wig is a depiction of a djed pillar. Straps supporting a false beard are painted along the cheeks. The figurine's disproportionately large feet rest on a rectangular base. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Medium: figurine. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A small carved figure resembling a perched bird with a humanlike face, shown in profile, painted in shades of blue, beige, white, brown, and a muted red; the figure sits on a rectangular wooden base with visible grain and a crack, the painted surface is worn and chipped in places revealing underlying material, and the background is a smooth neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_172

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26.3Mo (1.1Mo) / 22.9cm x 28.7cm / 2710 x 3388 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Figurine Soul Ba Ba mythology birds bird iconography djed pillars iconography wigs Soul personification figurines beards facial hair feathers figurine carefully carved painted facial details reproduced arrangement wings head tripartite wig painted blue chest wig depiction djed pillar Straps supporting false beard cheeks figurine's disproportionately large feet rest rectangular base 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Medium Dimensions height 11 cm width 9.5 cm depth 4.5 cm small carved figure resembling perched bird humanlike face shown profile shades beige white brown muted red figure sits rectangular wooden base visible grain crack painted surface worn chipped places revealing underlying material background smooth neutral gray.

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