Female Figure
ca. 3650–3300 B.C.E.
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Object Label
This figurine, one of the oldest statuettes ever excavated in Egypt, perhaps represents a priestess or a goddess dancing or performing ritualized mourning at a funeral ritual.
Caption
Female Figure, ca. 3650–3300 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 13 3/8 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. (34 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.502. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Female Figure
Date
ca. 3650–3300 B.C.E.
Period
Predynastic Period, Naqada IIa Period
Geography
Place excavated: El Ma’marîya, Egypt
Medium
Clay, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. (34 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
07.447.502
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