Sculptural Representation of Senenmut and Neferure
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Basic information
- ID
- С-I-291
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Sculptural Representation of Senenmut and Neferure
- Technique
- firing
- Material
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- 10 x 4 x 4 cm (height x width x diameter)
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture ceramic
- Genre
- religious
- Provenance
- Handed over to the Gallery in 1940
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Object description
The sculptural form depicts a man wrapping a cloak around a child on his lap. The man wears a striped wig that falls to his shoulders and a wide round usekh collar. Such a necklace is one of the symbols of the sun in ancient Egypt, indicating the man's high social status. The child is shaved bald, indicating his special origin.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
