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Statuette: E.190.1939

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Female figure, standing, wearing wig, feet missing. 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. This figure is shown wearing a Hathor wig as a link to the goddess, who could be linked to the West (afterlife) and fertility in general.

Measurements and weight

Length: 11 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Dating

Middle Kingdom
-2119 - -1794

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.190.1939
Primary reference Number: 53884
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 8 June 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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