Porteuse d’offrandes wearing a ball headdress on which rests a box of offerings.…

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Porteuse d’offrandes

wearing a ball headdress on which rests a box of offerings. She is wearing a tight-fitting dress. Her complexion is yellow, and the garment was painted white in imitation linen. Stuccoed and polychromed wood. Left hand glued back, base sawn off, visible chips. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c. 2033-1786 B.C. H. Height: 42 cm Former Paris collection, 1950s

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