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Nude female statuette

Greek
Archaic Period
5th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.878
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionNude female statuette. In frontal pose with right arm hanging straight at the side. The navel is a large hole. Missing, the head, left arm and feet.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).