A GROUP OF TERRACOTTA "HYKSOS" IDOLS
A GROUP OF TERRACOTTA "HYKSOS" IDOLS

SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1640-1532 B.C.

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A GROUP OF TERRACOTTA "HYKSOS" IDOLS
second intermediate period, 1640-1532 b.c.
Including a fragment of a female figure holding a child to her breast; a headless figure wearing a beaded girdle around the waist; a head with strands of linen for the hair and two incised lines for eyes; a head with long locks of hair with incised details; and a flat head with an angular nose and three pierced holes at the top of the head once used to accommodate string for her hair
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high for the tallest (5)