Female statuette, carved from single piece of wood, with black ornamentation depicting hair, jewellery, dotted decoration, pubic triangle. Dowels indicate original presence of arms. No details on face represented on face, only profile of nose apparent. No overt signs of damage, aside from general wear in wood.
Female figue, standing, wearing long wig
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry
Accession number: E.239.1932
Primary reference Number: 52969
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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