Miniature Bust
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Object Label
Many busts of this type have been discovered at the site of Deir el Medineh, the village across the river from Thebes that was the home of the craftsmen who dug and decorated the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. These figures seem to have stood in niches in private houses in Deir el Medineh. They may have functioned as representations of living individuals or as depictions of the collective spirits of entire families.
Caption
Miniature Bust, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327–1323 B.C.E., or ca. 1323–1295 B.C.E.. Wood, 3 1/16 x 2 1/16 in. (7.8 x 5.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 53.246. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 53.246_SL3.jpg)
Title
Miniature Bust
Date
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327–1323 B.C.E., or ca. 1323–1295 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Possible place made: Thebes (Deir el-Medina), Egypt
Medium
Wood
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/16 x 2 1/16 in. (7.8 x 5.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
53.246
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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