Sunk Relief of Queen Neferu

• Medium: Limestone, painted
• Geographical Location: Tomb of Queen Neferu, Dayr al-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 2008-1957 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: second part of XI Dynasty
• Period: Middle Kingdom
• Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 9 5/16 x 3/4 in. (19 x 23.6 x 1.9 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 3MZK10, Shelf A
• Exhibitions:
  • To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (February 12, 2010 through May 2, 2010)
• Accession Number: 54.49
• Image: 54.49_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Fragment of limestone relief. In sunk relief, at right a queen, preserved head to breast; behind her, partially preserved, representation of “the hairdresser Hnnwt” braiding her wig. Queen’s name is lost. Condition: Minor chips on surface, otherwise intact. Colors; remains of black on hairpin, eye and wig. Necklace, register of light blue, then green and again blue. Scattered remains of red guide lines.