Female Figurine
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Clay
DATES
early 1st millennium B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS
3 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in. (8.8 x 7.5 x 2.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
78.135.2
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Molded nude figure with full, rounded upper arms and hips, articulated on the front only. Hands support small breasts; between them falls a pendant hanging from chevron-patterned straps which continue, crossing the body, below the arms; a triple ridged bracelet decorates each wrist; the naval is elongated vertically; below it are three raised folds of flesh and a large pubic triangle decorated with rows of raised dots.
Condition: Head and lower legs missing, worn chips along the edges, large worn chip from the figure's right arm.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Female Figurine, early 1st millennium B.C.E. Clay, 3 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in. (8.8 x 7.5 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 78.135.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.78.135.2_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.78.135.2_NegA_print_bw.jpg., 2016
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