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Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus of a woman, sacrificial formulas, vulture iconographic, necklace iconographic, black type, wigs, hieroglyphs. Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus of a woman with clearly modeled legs. The head is sculpturally modeled — very carefully. The face is triangular with a strong, flat, strongly forward chin. Large, almond-shaped eyes are plastically developed. The nose is straight, the mouth is small with fleshy lips, clearly highlighted. The wig is schematically designed. On the chest is a richly polychromed nine-row necklace. Below is a representation of a pectoral cross in the form of a winged vulture. The offering formula running through the center and on the sides divides the surface of the lid into six undecorated fields. c. 1400–c. 1295 BC; New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty; Deir el-Medina grave 1352, western necropolis; sarcophagus; height 193 cm, width 53 cm., A carved anthropoid figure with a rounded head and stylized hair sits upright against a plain background; the figure is predominantly black with visible areas of gold and reddish-brown pigments, especially on the face, chest, and decorative elements. The face shows a calm expression with reddish-brown skin tone, darker hair framing the face, and traces of gold on the hair and shoulders. The upper torso displays a patterned collar in reddish-brown and gold, and there are several vertical and horizontal gold decorative lines and motifs running down the length of the body. The surface shows areas of wear where the black paint is scuffed, revealing darker and lighter variations in texture. The base flares slightly outward and continues the black finish with worn gold accents. The overall visual impression includes colors of black, gold, reddish-brown, and some muted brown tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_179

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.9Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lid anthropoid sarcophagus woman sacrificial formulas vulture iconographic necklace iconographic black type wigs hieroglyphs modeled legs head sculpturally modeled carefully face triangular strong flat strongly forward chin Large almond-shaped eyes plastically developed nose straight mouth small fleshy lips highlighted wig schematically designed chest richly polychromed nine-row necklace representation pectoral cross form winged vulture offering formula running center sides divides surface lid six undecorated fields c 1400–c 1295 Bc New Kingdom late 18th Dynasty Deir el-Medina grave 1352 western necropolis sarcophagus height 193 cm width 53 cm carved anthropoid figure rounded head stylized hair sits upright plain background figure predominantly black visible areas gold reddish-brown pigments decorative elements calm expression reddish-brown skin tone darker hair framing traces hair shoulders upper torso displays patterned collar reddish-brown several vertical horizontal decorative lines motifs running down length body areas wear black paint scuffed revealing darker lighter variations texture base flares slightly outward continues black finish worn accents visual impression includes colors black muted brown tones.