\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Although only sixty centimeters or twenty-three and a half inches high, this bronze statuette is considered one of the finest examples
of Egyptian sculpture.\par
It represents Princess Karomama, whose name is engraved on the clasp of her necklace.\par
The young woman is wearing a long and close-fitting tunic, whose tiny folds outline a sinuous body. The liveliness of the modeling is
enhanced by the insertion of gold leaf in the grooves of the drapery, a technique known as damascening. \par
A wide pectoral hangs from her neck.\par
A fringe of natural hair peeps out from under her wig.\par
She is represented in the customary solemn
pose with her arms held close to her body. \par
The holes in her hands must have held objects that have now vanished: offerings that the princess was bringing to the god Amon.\par
In fact Karomama held the position of ôdivine worshiper of Amon,ö bride
of the sun god and administrator of the great temple of Karnak. During the Twenty-second Dynasty this role was reserved for daughters of the pharaohs.\par
The inscription on the base tells us that the statuette was dedicated to an official of the templ
