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Relief of a Woman Presenting an Ointment Vessel
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Raised relief was used for the facades of the queen’s shrines. This figure of a servant carrying an ointment vessel originally stood behind the queen. Above her is a geometrical pattern reproducing architectural elements originally constructed in wood.
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