Ancestor bust

Classification

statuette ; bust ; cult object

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

15.3 x 9.4 x 5.5 cm

Date

New Kingdom, 19th dynasty (13th century B.C.)

Period

19th dynasty (1295–1186)

Material

limestone

Iconography

bust, female ; wig ; usekh collar ; lotus ; menat, counterpoise

Production place

Egypt

Findspot

Deir el-Medine?

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Inventory

2012.2-E

ID

Hyp-2825

References

Kóthay–Liptay, Egyptian Artefacts, 58