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Female figure depicted with a narrow waist, broad hips and upraised arms. The head is beaked; however, this is likely due to abstraction rather than an association with a bird.
Provenance
1904: purchased in Egypt for the MFA by Albert M. Lythgoe.
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Egyptian, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Object Place for Label
Egypt
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 18.6 x 9 x 6.3 cm (7 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
04.1803
Medium or Technique
Nile silt clay