Lot Essay
For a similar figure see no. 64 in Friedman, Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience.
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FECUNDITY FIGURE
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1991-1783
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FECUNDITY FIGURE
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII, 1991-1783
Depicted nude, the legs intentionally truncated at the knees, her arms held up tight against the sides of the body with the open palms pressed to the thighs, wearing armlets and bracelets, with a cowrie-shell girdle over her hips, and tattoos, particularly NFR-signs on the buttocks, all indicated in black glaze, wearing a parted wig
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII, 1991-1783
Depicted nude, the legs intentionally truncated at the knees, her arms held up tight against the sides of the body with the open palms pressed to the thighs, wearing armlets and bracelets, with a cowrie-shell girdle over her hips, and tattoos, particularly NFR-signs on the buttocks, all indicated in black glaze, wearing a parted wig
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high