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E7662

From: Egypt | Nubia | Karanog Cemetery

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E7662
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Meroitic
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Karanog Cemetery
Locus G 300
Date Made 100 BCE-300 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Mud
Description

Rectangular model of the female form with head and arms missing. The front has applied breasts with three incised vertical lines above each. In the stomach area around the navel are dots in diamond pattern. Near the bottom of the figure is a schematic depiction of the vulva. The posterior is modelled and decorated with dot patterns.

Height 12.2 cm
Width 4.55 cm
Depth 3.3 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1908

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