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Statue of a female offering bearer

2140–1991 B.C.
FindspotThebes, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniquePainted wood
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 86.3 x 28.5 x 21 cm (34 x 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number05.231
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, the Temple of Mentuhotep. 1905: Excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1905)