Female Figurine
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Object Label
Scholars once thought that nude female figurines of this type—with incomplete legs, jewelry, often an elaborate hairdo, and sometimes tattoos—served as symbolic concubines for men in the afterlife. We now know, however, that they functioned as fertility figurines for both men and women. Most were dedicated in shrines of Hathor and other goddesses by those hoping to have a child.
Caption
Female Figurine, ca. 1938–1539 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 4 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (11.8 x 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.25. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.48.25_NegC_print_bw.jpg)
Title
Female Figurine
Date
ca. 1938–1539 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 17
Period
Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
4 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (11.8 x 4.7 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
48.25
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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