Statue of a Woman - Egypt Museum

Statue of a Woman - Egypt Museum

VMFA. 55.8.13 The Late Period was an age of revival and resilience. Egypt, long assailed by foreign powers, turned back to its roots, drawing upon the splendours of Old and Middle Kingdom traditions while also glancing outward to the new world of Greece. This sculpture captures that delicate balance. Images of private women were rarely granted permanence in temple stone, yet here this unknown woman stands, poised, reserved, but subtly alive. Her…