Fragment of Figurine of Woman
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Terracotta, pigment
DATES
ca. 3650–3300 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Predynastic Period, Naqada IIa Period
DIMENSIONS
1 1/16 x greatest depth 3/8 x 1 3/16 in. (2.7 x 1 x 3 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
07.447.518
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. Objects 07.447.518 and 07.447.520 are sharply bent at elbow. The angle is sharper in 07.447.520, where the hand should have touched the breasts. Hands now missing.
Condition: Fragmentary.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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