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Middle Kingdom
Preserved on this fragment is the head of a female wearing a vulture headress. This crown, which evokes the vulture goddess Nekhbet and also uses the hieroglyph that spells "mother," identifies the figure as a queen or a goddess.
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Title: Head of a Queen or Goddess
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, Altar Court, MMA excavations, 1908–09
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); W. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); D. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number: 09.180.60
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