Description:
Mummiform figure of turquoise faience. Protruding elbows, faint indication of crossed arms. Slightly tapering lower body, flat back. Black paint for dotted eyes, two hoes, headband with streamers (which dates this object to the Third Intermediate Period), and rectangular seed bag (with diagonal pattern) slung from straps over both shoulders.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; tombs; deaths; afterlife; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture; agriculture

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