Female Offering Bearer
Unknown Artist
c. 667–647 BCE
Medium
limestone
Dimensions
28 × 21.4 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Accession Number
1949.496
About this artwork
A servant girl brings tomb offerings to the tomb owner. She carries long stalks of papyri with lotus flosers and buds slung over her arms. The basket balanced on her head contains either fruit or cakes. To the left is an incomplete offering formula. Based on Old Kingdom work.