SculptureEgyptian7th century BCE

Female Figure Carrying a Basket of Figs from the Tomb of Mentu-em-het

c. 670 BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Relief metal cut

Medium

Limestone, remains of pigment

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Late Period, Dynasty 26

Century

7th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 19 x W. 16.4 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.) Overall with frame: H. 25 x W. 22 x D. 4.5 cm (9 13/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Paul Mallon, New York and Paris, by 1955Removed Curatorial Remark as the information was already entered under Alternate Numbers., sold; to Private Collection, Minnesota, 1955, gift; to The Fogg Art Museum.

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