female figurine

A small female figurine made from terracotta. She wears a short wig, the arms are held straight at the sides of the body. There are tattoo markings, possibly indicating the use of the object as a fertility figure.

ESNA

MIDDLE KINGDOM >2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD <

From the excavations of Professor J. Garstang in Egypt, following a contribution made by the Committee to help fund the work in Egypt.

Inventory number 16.11.06.24

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM

Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley, "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in the Liverpool Museum", 1995, 63; pl. 99.

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