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Female figure, standing, wearing wig, feet missing. Fertility figures were placed in tombs and graves as a refernce to fertility and rebirth in the afterlife. The swollen thighs and abdomens indicate that they are linked to fertility. This figure is shown wearing a Hathor wig as a link to the goddess, who could be linked to the West (afterlife) and fertility in general.
Length: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
Middle Kingdom
-2119
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-1794
Accession number: E.190.1939
Primary reference Number: 53884
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Statuette" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/53884 Accessed: 2024-12-22 14:23:51
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