Model female figure

Museum number:
6-15215
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21060015215
Alternate number:
N43-15 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.195, Acc.54, Acc.54/56/63/107, Acc.56, and Acc.63
Description:
Statue: nude woman with hands hanging at her sides, palms flat. Short wig painted black. Standing on a rectangular wooden base. Eyes painted. Arms attached to body at shoulder, body painted reddish brown. [inventory.: servant girl, nude, short hair, red skin, black pubic triangle]
Donor:
George Andrew Reisner and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 43, Cemetery 100, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt, Cemetery 100; Tomb #15 (43)
Culture or time period:
6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC), 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC), and 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1899-1904
Materials:
Gesso, Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines, Models (representations), and Women (female humans)
Accession date:
1906, December 1, 1902, January 7, 1903, and October 8, 1902
Context of use:
Tomb model
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
height 40.5 centimeters
Comment:
1st. Intermediate Period, Dynasties 6-8 Hearst Inventory: =NED 15
Loans:
S1973-1974 #46: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (February 25, 1974–June 24, 1974), S1975-1976 #1: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (July 8, 1975–November 11, 1975), and S1995-1996 #8: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (October 1, 1995–November 1, 1996)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Model female figure, accession number 6-15215, described as Statue: nude woman with hands hanging at her sides, palms flat. Short wig painted black. Standing on a rectangular wooden base. Eyes painted. Arms attached to body at shoulder, body painted reddish brown. [inventory.: servant girl, nude, short hair, red skin, black pubic triangle]
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model female figure, accession number 6-15215, described as Statue: nude woman with hands hanging at her sides, palms flat. Short wig painted black. Standing on a rectangular wooden base. Eyes painted. Arms attached to body at shoulder, body painted reddish brown. [inventory.: servant girl, nude, short hair, red skin, black pubic triangle]Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model female figure, accession number 6-15215, described as Statue: nude woman with hands hanging at her sides, palms flat. Short wig painted black. Standing on a rectangular wooden base. Eyes painted. Arms attached to body at shoulder, body painted reddish brown. [inventory.: servant girl, nude, short hair, red skin, black pubic triangle]Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model female figure, accession number 6-15215, described as Statue: nude woman with hands hanging at her sides, palms flat. Short wig painted black. Standing on a rectangular wooden base. Eyes painted. Arms attached to body at shoulder, body painted reddish brown. [inventory.: servant girl, nude, short hair, red skin, black pubic triangle]

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