Doll's arm

Description

Arm from a doll made of light-coloured hardwood representing a woman shown naked except for a short, close-fitting curled coiffure: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period

Museum reference

A.1956.132 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Doll's arm

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Late Period

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Collection place(s)

Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Previous owner: Rhind, Alexander Henry, 1833 - 1863

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Rhind, 'Thebes: Its Tombs and Their Tenants', p. '161-3'.

Reeves, N. 2015. 'A Rare Mechanical Figure from Ancient Egypt', Metropolitan Museum Journal Volume 50, pp. 42-61, fig. 21.