Figurine
29-86-586
Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt in Watercolors
From: Egypt | Dra Abu El-Naga
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-86-586 |
| Current Location | Ancient Egypt in Watercolors - On Display |
| Provenience | Egypt | Dra Abu El-Naga |
| Period | New Kingdom |
| Date Made | 1550-1069 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Terracotta | Paint |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Nude Woman |
| Description | Standing nude female figure. Painted red with blue hair. Black cylindrical headdress. Although usually identified as fertility or “concubine” figurines, the female figurines appear to be specifically connected with the goddess Hathor and her association with childbirth. Hopes for children, motherhood and family in the afterlife are embodied in these figurines. Female figurines are often linked with bed models. |
| Height | 17.5 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Depth | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Drah abu el Naga (Thebes), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1921-1923 |
| Other Number | 1734 - Field No SF |
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