Légende

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. Sacrificial formulas; vulture and necklace iconography; black type; wigs; hieroglyphs. 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 small, elongated object resembling a coffin or sarcophagus sits centered on a smooth, neutral surface with a soft gradient background. The object is predominantly black with visible areas of yellowish-gold and muted reddish-brown paint forming stylized decorative motifs and a simplified human-like face or figure at the top end. The surface shows worn and uneven paint, giving it an aged, slightly rough appearance, and the overall shape tapers toward the head with curved edges and a rectangular base. The scene includes shades of gray in the background, a soft shadow beneath the object, and subtle variations of black, yellowish-gold, reddish-brown, and gray across the composition.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_184

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.0Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lid anthropoid sarcophagus woman 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 Sacrificial formulas vulture necklace iconography black type wigs hieroglyphs c 1400–c 1295 Bc New Kingdom late 18th Dynasty Deir el-Medina grave 1352 western necropolis Sarcophagus height 193 cm width 53 cm elongated object resembling coffin sarcophagus sits centered smooth neutral surface soft gradient background predominantly black visible areas yellowish-gold muted reddish-brown paint forming stylized decorative motifs simplified human- figure top worn uneven paint giving aged slightly rough appearance shape tapers curved edges rectangular base scene includes shades gray background soft shadow beneath subtle variations black reddish-brown gray across composition.