Statuette of Lady TadjaThird Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, around 700 BC. The figure is made of
Statuette of Lady TadjaThird Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, around 700 BC. The figure is made of ivory and depicts an undressed woman standing on a small base with her legs closely positioned and guided in parallel. On her head she wears a bulging wig whose strands end just above her breast. On top of the wig are large ears with ear holes, which still carry silver remains of earrings. The broad, round face, which merges into a short neck, contains finely worked small eyes, which are covered by eyebrows. The nose is broad and flat, the lips large and full. The arms are led laterally at the body and the big hands lie on the round thighs. She has hemispherical breasts and a high waist that merges into a wide hip. The gently indicated linea alba runs from the breastbone to the large navel. A large, painted triangle forms the pubic region. The kneecaps are executed and the space between the knees is open. The columnar calves pass without noticeable rejuvenation at the ankle into the feet with long-limbed toes. The flat wig strand hanging back is separated from the bulging hair and the laterally guided strands by a curved line and ends with a heel straight on the back. Small dimples are made above the round buttocks at the level of the loins. The figure as well as the wooden statue ÄM 16999 belong to the tomb decoration of the Tadja from the necropolis of Abusir el-Malek. Their grave goods are kept in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin under the inventory numbers ÄM 16956 to 17015.Photo by Szilas in the Neues Museum, Berlin. -- source link
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