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Source Description
This carefully carved plump female figure has short limbs, a large head with short curly hair, and large breasts. A deep hole marks the navel. The wide pubic triangle is marked by holes. There is a depression on top of the buttocks. On the head is a large lotus blossom. A ball surrounded by ridges has been inserted into the hollow lotus to form the calyx of the flower.
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Document identity
localId
2280
label
Female Figure, Possibly with Dwarfism
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
2280
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Female Figure, Possibly with Dwarfism
description
This carefully carved plump female figure has short limbs, a large head with short curly hair, and large breasts. A deep hole marks the navel. The wide pubic triangle is marked by holes. There is a depression on top of the buttocks. On the head is a large lotus blossom. A ball surrounded by ridges has been inserted into the hollow lotus to form the calyx of the flower.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Lower Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore,1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 4th millennium BCE (Predynastic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.1
height
1.4
depth
1.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 9/16 in. (6.14 x 1.44 x 1.35 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bone
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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ca91c3ea82162ff1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no