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Figurine of a Steatopygous Female
Unknownca. 1630-1539 B.C.E.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
One terracotta figurine of a steatopygous woman with "hammer-head", pierced to receive non-extant hair. Dot holes in groups represent tatooing.Condition: Excellent; Only the feet from the ankles down are missing.
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Details
- Title: Figurine of a Steatopygous Female
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: ca. 1630-1539 B.C.E.
- Location Created: Egypt
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3861/Figurine_of_a_Steatopygous_Female
- Medium: Terracotta
- Period: Hyksos Period-Second Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: late XIII Dynasty-XVII Dynasty
- Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (12 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm)
- Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession number: 77.49
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