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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Sunk Relief of Queen Neferu

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Sunk Relief of Queen Neferu

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 her mistress’s wig in place and twists another in her long graceful fingers. The other relief depicts “She who makes hair, Inu,” holding a triple lock of hair that she will attach to Neferu’s coiffure.

This text refers to these objects: 51.231; 54.49

Medium: Limestone, painted
Place Made: 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)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 54.49
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 54.49_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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