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Caption

Coptic. Figurine of a Female, 6th–7th century C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 11/16 in. (13.4 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.160. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))

Culture

Coptic

Title

Figurine of a Female

Date

6th–7th century C.E.

Period

Late Antique Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt, Possible place purchased: Edfu, Egypt, Possible place purchased: Akhmim, Egypt

Medium

Terracotta, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 11/16 in. (13.4 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.160

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