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 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

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