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Fragmentary relief
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
330–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.408
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFigure of a woman walking to the right, possibly followed by someone to the right. Mould-made from a two-piece mould and hollow. Traces of a white coating. Red-brown Nile silt fabric, with abundant mica and sand inclusions. Head, base and back are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).