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Female figurines
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Nile silt clay
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 18.6 x 9 x 6.3 cm (7 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1803
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale figure depicted with a narrow waist, broad hips and upraised arms. The head is beaked; however, this is likely due to abstraction rather than an association with a bird.
Provenance1904, purchased at Qena from Ghirghis by Albert M. Lythgoe for 4 pounds (with 04.1802 and 04.1804; said to come from Basileia (el-Bisaliya).