Carved statuette of a female figure, standing. Filled dowel holes on either side of the shoulder indicate arms were originally present. There is damage just below her left eye. The feet have a narrow tenon beneath them for insertion into another object, likely a base. The front of the feet appear to be missing, and it is likely they were a separate piece (indicated by the dowel hole on each foot. There is a vertical crack that runs the right side of her face, chest, and by her legs. There are three large cracks on the rear, on both sides of the wig, and down the right side of the figure,
Female figure, standing
Height: 20 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville
Accession number: E.GA.4324.1943
Primary reference Number: 58782
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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