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Alabaster Human statuette
-5000/-700
National Museum of Archaeology, Malta
Valletta, Malta
An almost complete figure of semi-translucent white alabaster. The neck shows a circle of fat, common in obese persons. The left arm is crossed over the abdomen, the right hangs down.
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Details
- Title: Alabaster Human statuette
- Date Created: -5000/-700
- Location: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Physical Dimensions: Height 6.3cm, Width at the hips 3.1cm, MaximumThickness (at the hips) 2.1cm, Minimum Thickness (at head) 1cm
- Medium: Stone
- Showcase room: National Museum of Archaeology- Groundfloor, Showcase Number 17
- Photographed by: Stephen Psaila
- Period: Temple Period
- Inventory number: 20526
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