Lady Mi New KingdomMedinet Gurob, Egypt
Description
Object Label: One of the finest wooden sculptures to survive from antiquity, this exquisitely carved figure of Lady Mi shows the elaborate wig and huge gold earrings worn by the great women of King Amunhotep’s court. Both Amunhotep III and Queen Tiye allowed themselves to be represented as mature—rather than eternally youthful—individuals. Faithful courtiers followed the royal lead. The carver of this figure indicated the breasts and belly of an older woman beneath the gossamer linen of the dress. Caption: Lady Mi, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.. Wood, bone?, gold leaf, 6 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (15.6 x 4.4 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 47.120.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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- Brooklyn 47.120.3 PNM textGurob
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- BKM-Accession 47.120.3 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3485 tier-2
- PNM-Object pnm:83910758 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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