Title Statue of A Young Ancient Egyptian Girl, Carrying Jar
Collection Artworld: Oriental Museum
Period: 14 Century BC, Date 1370
Item Description
Finely wood carved, small statue of a young, walking, Ancient Egyptian Girl carrying a large Jar With both hands and balanced on her left hip. The lid of the jar pivots open; it has a small ivory stud on the lid and another on the side of the jar. The jar is believed to have been used to store cosmetics.
The statuette stands on a rectangular wooden pedestal. Her head is shaved except for one lock of hair painted on the right side of the head. The right ear is missing and there is a small circular hole on both sides of the head. There is an ivory mushroom-shaped stud in the left ear lobe. The face is finely carved and painted using black and white paint. There is a necklace, incised and painted, tied at the back of the neck with a pendant in the shape of the god Bes. A girdle is painted in gold around the waist; some of the paint has worn away.
Iterm Current Location is: The Oriental Museum