Title: Nursing woman
Object type: Statuette, woman and child
Date: ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5
Reign: reign of Niuserre or later
Medium: Limestone, paint traces
Dimensions: H. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Probably from     Memphite Region Giza  Tomb of Nikauinpu  
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Infants, term: Women, term: Nursing