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Source Description
This plump female figure has a large head, pointed ears, small round eyes, and pendulous breasts. A hole marks the navel. The pubic triangle is marked by incised dots. This figure has may have been depicted with the characteristics of dwarfism. The figure has short, distorted arms and thick legs. The right arm and left forearm are broken.
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Document identity
localId
2836
label
Female Figure, Possibly with Dwarfism
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
2836
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Female Figure, Possibly with Dwarfism
description
This plump female figure has a large head, pointed ears, small round eyes, and pendulous breasts. A hole marks the navel. The pubic triangle is marked by incised dots. This figure has may have been depicted with the characteristics of dwarfism. The figure has short, distorted arms and thick legs. The right arm and left forearm are broken.
provenance
[Old number 3585]; MacGregor Collection, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; MacGregor Sale, Sotheby, Wilkenson & Hodge, London, June 29, 1922, lot 712; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 4th millennium BCE (Predynastic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
2
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W: 13/16 x D: 5/16 in. (4.51 x 2.02 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
med
hippopotamus ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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3a3d88b10cf5c64f
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no
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no
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photo
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6f0702db2e42d93d
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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35fbc04eb7c1de4b
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no