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Fragment of Figurine of Woman

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
  • Place Excavated: El Ma’marîya, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 3650–3300 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Predynastic Period, Naqada IIa Period
    DIMENSIONS 9/16 x greatest length 2 3/16 in. (1.5 x 5.5 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 07.447.517
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One of the fragments of pottery figurines of women of the type of 07.447.500-07.447.523. Fine red pottery with dark red paint. Numbers 07.447.517, 07.447.518, 07.447.519, and 07.447.520 are fragments of arms, broken off at shoulder. Object 07.447.517 appears to have been raised as in 07.447.502, and 07.447.505; hand missing. Condition: Fragmentary.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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