Read about the Egypt's Dispersed Heritage project on the National Museums Scotland website.
( https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/global-arts-cultures-and-design/projects/egypts-dispersed-heritage/ )

What were some of the responses to this wooden statuette and the new labels written by Egyptian project participants?

Wooden statuette of a woman from Western Asia carrying a child on her back, excavated at the tomb of Useri at Beni Hasan, Egypt, 12th Dynasty, c.1985-1795 BC. A.1911.260.

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Read about the Egypt's Dispersed Heritage project on the National Museums Scotland website. 
 ( https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/global-arts-cultures-and-design/projects/egypts-dispersed-heritage/ ) 
 
 What were some of the responses to this wooden statuette and the new labels written by Egyptian project participants?

Wooden statuette of a woman from Western Asia carrying a child on her back, excavated at the tomb of Useri at Beni Hasan, Egypt, 12th Dynasty, c.1985-1795 BC. A.1911.260.

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'Um Kalthoum, renowned Egyptian female singer'

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'Grandmother'

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'First time seeing statue for a normal woman not queen'

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'I have no interest in something this old'

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'She is the sister of the statue from Thebes and belongs in Egypt'

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