الجزء العلوي من تمثال سيدة ملكي رقم ٦٥٤٤٢ بالمتحف المصري بالتحرير

Abstract EN

The subject of this paper deals with the Royal Woman Torso JE 65442 (Fig.1a, b, c, d), which was found in TodTemple in 1935.

It is made out of Granite, the eyes were inlaid and is 62cm high.

She stands with her left leg forward and her figure is leaning on the back pillar.

She holds an ankh, in her left hand.

No woman statue holding the ankh sign is known before the late period.

The statue type standing figure of a woman in a tight-fitting dress and the modeling of the body with long arms and legs, broad chest, full breasts, narrow waist and long, slightly rounded hips is present in the 26th dynasty.

This dating is also supported by comparing the Torso (Fig.1a, b, c, d) with the Torso of Netocris.

Also, the statues of the goddess Mut in the CharlesEdwinWillbourFund in Brooklyn (inv.

no.

76.38.

) and the goddess Isis in The Walter Art Gallery in Baltimore (inv.

no.

4.2121) show the typical forms described above.

A uraeus snake sits on the forehead.

It shows the distinctive signs of the face during the reign of King Psamtik, where the area under the face (chin) increases, the eyebrows are sculpted and the almond-shaped eyes are quite large and vividly reproduced.

Moreover, the mouth with two specific lips confirms the characteristic of the smile.

The Royal Woman Torso JE 65442 is uninscribed, so it is uncertain whether the standing royal woman Torso presented a goddess or a queen.