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Woman Carrying a Sunshade

Egyptian (Sculptor)
ca. 2040 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 11th dynasty)
carved limestone, traces of paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

Nefru was the only woman to bear the title "Great Royal Wife" to King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II. This delicate relief fragment comes from the chapel of her tomb. It shows the head, shoulders, and hand of a woman attending Queen Nefru. The staff that crosses her body supported a sunshade, part of which appears in back of her head. The sunshade bearer was part of a line of at least ten women and one man. The large ear and elongated eye are characteristic of the work of the sculptors who decorated the tomb.

Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

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9/16/1998 Examination survey
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Geographies

Egypt, Western Thebes, Tomb of Queen Nefru (TT 319) (Deir el-Bahri) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

4 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 in. (12.5 x 15 x 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Egyptian Art

Accession Number

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22.325

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