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The Sleeping Lady Front side

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta
Valletta, Malta

The artifact depicts a clay model of a woman with abnormally fat forearms, hips and legs lying on her side on a bed with one hand underneath her head in what seems to be a sleeping position. She is naked to the waist, but clothed with a skirt from the waist downwards, reaching half-way down the calves.This skirt is decorated with incised lines and the lower part is represented as a sort of fringe. The wooden framework of the bed and the rush mattress are well -marked. The fabric consists of a brown clay, polished self-slip, with traces of red ochre. The feet are broken off.

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  • Title: The Sleeping Lady Front side
  • Location: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
  • Showcase room: National Museum of Archaeology, Neolithic Display, Showcase 25
  • Photographed by: Stephen Psaila, Stephen Psaila
  • Inventory number: 20542, 20542
National Museum of Archaeology, Malta

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