Statuette

E129

From: Egypt | Bubastis

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E129
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Bubastis
Period Middle Kingdom
Date Made 1938 - 1759 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Woman | Tattoo
Description

Statuette of a woman with painted tattoos. Of a type described as "concubine" or "fertility" figurines. The woman is shown standing with her arms at her side. She wears a distinctive hairdo. Her legs are truncated and there are no feet.

Height 13.5 cm
Width 4.8 cm
Depth 3.3 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1890
Other Number E 129 - Original Number

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