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Ancient Art Department
Ancient Art Council
Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue, Lincoln Park
San Francisco, CA 94121
Female Figurine
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 or 19, ca., 1350–1200 B.C.
In Egyptian canon, nudity and side-lock signify youth. This hand-molded female figurine may possibly function as a fertility figure.
Terracotta with polychrome
H 10
Musuem purchase, Friends of Ian White Endowment Fund
2000.132
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