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Figurine of a Steatopygous Female

During the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, sculptors occasionally depicted the female form in a highly schematic manner: flat heads, prominent buttocks, small breasts, slim waists, and eyes and eyebrows that appear as slits. Their style differs from standard Egyptian artistic conventions, indicating that these figures may have been Nubian imports or objects made by or for the poor.

Medium: Terracotta
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 1630-1539 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XIII Dynasty-XVII Dynasty
Period: Hyksos Period-Second Intermediate Period
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (12 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 77.49
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 77.49_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

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