Hairdressing Scene Middle KingdomThebes (Deir el-Bahri), Egypt
Description
Object Label: These fragments originally belonged to a scene showing royal hairdressers attending Queen Neferu (see accompanying reconstruction). The relief on the right depicts Neferu, identified as “The King’s Wife,” wearing an elaborate beaded collar. Behind her the hairdresser Henut has already pinned one strand of hair in place and twists another one. The relief on the left depicts the hairdresser Inu holding a triple lock of hair that she will attach to Neferu’s coiffure. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Hairdressing Scene, ca. 2008–1957 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 5 3/16 x 9 5/8 in. (13.2 x 24.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.231. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum) Tags Brooklyn Icons
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- TT 319 PNM textDeir el-Bahri
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Cross-references (3)
- BKM-Accession 51.231 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3568 tier-2
- PNM-Object pnm:83903343 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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