Woman offering Incense - Egypt Museum

Woman offering Incense - Egypt Museum

Material: Limestone with red and black pigmentDimensions: H. 11.5 cm; W. 7.6 cm; T. 2.2 cmMusée du Louvre. E 14337 The limestone ostracon (Musée du Louvre. E 14337) from Deir el-Medina, depicting a woman presenting a cup and vase before a figure holding a smoking bowl, likely represents a domestic or ritual offering scene. The woman’s pleated dress, perfume cone, and lotus flower suggest she is engaged in a ceremonial act, perhaps making an offe…