Description:
Mummiform figure of bright turquoise faience, with badly damaged head. Arms crossed, right over left. Slight protrusions for hands. Flat back. Black paint for two hoes, text column below hands, streamers form missing (chipped) headband, and cross-hatched rectangular seed bag suspended on long straps from shoulders on back. All painted details are badly worn. Text is illegible, but the outline of a cartouche survives. Object comes from the same mold as MH 1910.9.1-2.A.K and MH 1910.9.4-5.A.K.

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

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1910.9.3.A.K

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