Statuette

E482

From: Egypt | Upper Egypt | Thebes (Egypt)

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E482
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Upper Egypt | Thebes (Egypt)
Period Middle Kingdom
Date Made 1938 - 1759 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone | Pigment
Iconography Woman
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 13.4 cm
Width 4.1 cm
Depth 3.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Lehman, 1891
Other Number ES 482 - Original Number

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