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Female figurine

Egyptian
Second Intermediate Period
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, North Kom

Medium/Technique Clay
Dimensions Length: 15.0 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Brought from Harvard Camp in 1947
Accession Number47.1675
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionOne fragment of a clay female figurine. It is a crude female figurine of pale yellow to gray clay. There are short outstretched arms with bracelets. The head is triangular with a beak-like nose and two holes for ears. The legs are not separated. The neck is broken and mended. "Unregistered Feb - April 1901. Imp 1947. Deir el Ballas. Clay models from Northern Kom."
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Ballas, North Kom (see Notes by F.W. Green s.d. March 4, 1900. G.125). 1947: Brought from the Harvard Camp.