<em>Nursing Woman</em>, ca. 1938–after 1630 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (11.4 × 6.4 × 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.224. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 51.224_front_PS22.jpg)

Nursing Woman

Medium: Limestone, pigment

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Dates:ca. 1938–after 1630 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (11.4 × 6.4 × 8.6 cm) mount: 4 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (12.1 × 7 × 8.9 cm)

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Accession Number: 51.224

Image: 51.224_front_PS22.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Limestone statuette of seated woman nursing male child. Woman seated on uninscribed rectangular base, her left leg raised, foot on ground, the right leg on ground behind left leg. Dress ending at knee with fringed seam at rear. Heavy wig with rear, central division and two lappets on front. Illegible inscription incised on head of child. Condition: Front and back of base chipped. Surface worn. Left foot of woman missing. Some traces of red paint on bodies.

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