Description:
Mummiform figure of crude workmanship hands crossed right over left. Back has indentation for wig and uneven lower part. On the front, traces of black paint survive for a hoe (on proper left) and for illegible cartouche. On the back, black paint survives for a seed bag, shown as a solid rectangle, and for one of the two cords from which the bag was once shown suspended. Color originally bright turquoise. A small area of tuquoise glaze survives on back, with the rest discolored to greenish beige and brown.
Tags:
ancient; archaeology; tombs; deaths; afterlife; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture; agriculture Subjects:
Religion; Rites and ceremonies; Agriculture; archaeological objects; Civilization, Ancient; Death; Future life; Rituals; Sculpture; Tombs Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1909.2.1.A.K |
