Figure / servant

Description

Figure of a servant in a light wood, showing a woman wearing a long wig and holding a basket on her head: Ancient Egyptian, from the tomb of Sobek-hotepi (tomb 723 LC) at Beni-Hasan, Middle Kingdom

Museum reference

A.1953.128

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure / servant

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Middle Kingdom

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Light wood

Collection place(s)

Beni Hasan, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: Garstang, John, Prof., 1876 - 1956
Previous owner: Hilton Price, Frederick George, 1842 - 1909
Hilton Price Collection