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Female figurine fragment
Egyptian
Second Intermediate Period
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Probably from Deir el-Ballas, North Kom
Medium/Technique
Clay
Dimensions
Width x length: 4.3 x 3.2 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Brought from Harvard Camp in 1947
Accession Number47.1679
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionOne fragment of female figurine. The fragment is of a head and neck of crude female figure. It is of C-Group or Pan-Grave type. It is made of yellow clay, which is blackened. She wears a plastic necklace. She has a triangular nose. The eyes are indicated by slanted lines. The ears are pierced. There are 5 holes in her flat head dress. "Unregistered Feb - April 1901. Imp 1947. Deir el Ballas. Clay models from Northern Kom."
ProvenanceProbably from Deir el-Ballas, North Kom (F.W. Green, 1900). 1947: Brought from Harvard Camp.