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 | 4.5 cm |
Depth | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1890 |
Other Number | E 129 - Original Number |
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