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Fragmentary figurine of woman
Cypriote
Cypro-Archaic Period
late 7th–early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
15.8 x 6.9 cm (6 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.922
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFigurine of a woman with her right arm across her chest and her left arm at her side. She is holding something rectangular. She is wearing a headress and a red garment with a low-cut squared neck.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite. 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).