Sunk Relief of Queen Neferu

Medium: Limestone, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Thebes (Deir el-Bahri), Egypt

Dates:ca. 2008–1957 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 9 5/16 x 3/4 in. (19 x 23.6 x 1.9 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt
• To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

Accession Number: 54.49

Image: 54.49_SL1.jpg,

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.

Brooklyn Museum