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Statue of the Priestess Imertnebes

▫ This wooden figure of a priestess named Imertnebes was discovered in Thebes and dates from the Middle Kingdom period, c. 1991-1783 B.C.

Imertnebes was a high-ranking priestess who bore a title that would eventually be designated for princesses who served as high-priestesses of Amun; “God’s Wife“.

Imertnebes’s feet are delicately carved, with fine detailing of each of the toes and toenails etched out within the wood. Black sandals adorn her feet as she strides forward upon a platform engraved with hieroglyphs of tribute to the priestess, it is from these hieroglyphs that we know her name, Imertnebes.

From Thebes. Now at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. AH 113

Read more: https://egypt-museum.com/imertnebes/