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Source Description
Female fertility figures became popular during the Middle Kingdom. They were found in tombs of men and women, and were also later donated to the temples. This statuette displays a nude girl. She is adorned with a belt, and a long necklace with a pectoral. The figure once had a wig attached which is now lost, but the dowel holes where it would have been attached are preserved. The pubic triangle is marked by incised dots and a line.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
15624
label
Female Fertility Figure
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
15624
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Female Fertility Figure
description
Female fertility figures became popular during the Middle Kingdom. They were found in tombs of men and women, and were also later donated to the temples. This statuette displays a nude girl. She is adorned with a belt, and a long necklace with a pectoral. The figure once had a wig attached which is now lost, but the dowel holes where it would have been attached are preserved. The pubic triangle is marked by incised dots and a line.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
20th century BCE (Middle Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.5
height
3.2
depth
2.4
dimensionsRaw
4 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 15/16 in. (12.5 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
12th Dynasty
med
hippopotamus ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
215
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4167fa456455ec5b