Statuette
| Object Number: | E482 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Upper Egypt Thebes (Egypt) |
| Period: | Middle Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 1938 - 1759 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1939 |
| Late Date: | -1758 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Limestone Pigment |
| Iconography: | Woman |
| Height: | 14.5 cm |
| Width: | 4.5 cm |
| Depth: | 3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Lehman, 1891 |
| Other Number: | ES 482 - Original Number |
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.
Bibliography:
| [Article] Rose, Charlotte. 2016. "Childbirth Magic". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 58. no. 3. pg. 38-45 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 41 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] 2013. Quest for Treasures: Searching for Lost Empires.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 237 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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