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Fertility Figure
Female fertility figure, with stylized features. Fertility figures were placed in tombs and graves as a refernce to fertility and rebirth in the afterlife. The swollen thighs and abdomens indicate that they are linked to fertility.
Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period
-2119
-
-1794
Accession number: E.188.1939
Primary reference Number: 53882
Oldadmincategory: P
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fertility Figure" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/53882 Accessed: 2024-12-22 20:31:23
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University of Cambridge}}
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