Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Female Figure

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Description

Object Label: This figurine, one of the oldest statuettes ever excavated in Egypt, perhaps represents a priestess or a goddess dancing or performing ritualized mourning at a funeral ritual. Caption: Female Figure, ca. 3650–3300 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 13 3/8 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. (34 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.502. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 07.447.502 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 4223 tier-2
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