Her face, round and plump, is framed in masses of fine black hair, confined by a richly-ornamented bandeau.

This wedded pair are in limestone, painted; the husband being coloured of a reddish brown hue, and the wife of a tawny buff.
[Illustration: Fig.

190 .-- Nefert, wife of Rahotep, Ancient Empire.] [Illustration: Fig.

191 .-- Head of the Sheikh el Beled.] [Illustration: Fig.

192 .-- Wife of the Sheikh el Beled, Old Empire.] [Illustration: Fig.