Egyptian terracotta naked female figure of a pregnant woman squatting (fecundity figure). A pregnant(?) woman, seated with legs wide apart. She is naked except for a sleeved garment with tight cuffs that presumably crossed her shoulders. The arms are bent at the elbow and both hands are raised just above her shoulders; the right hand is shown palm outwards and the left hand holds a small pot. She has anklets or, more likely, short boots. Her face is largely broken away, and her hair is parted in the centre, falling in locks onto her shoulders. She wears a large tightly woven and bound wreath, with lotus buds with phallic appearance rising on top. After the figure left the mould, and before firing, the vagina and the anus were pierced in areas marked with raised edges. The back is plain, with a circular vent. Hollow, from two-piece mould. Brown Nile silt with abundant fine gold mica and white inclusions. Ptolemaic 3rdC BC-2ndC BC Made in: Naukratis ,Lower Egypt تمثال صغير من الطين النيلى المحروق ( تيراكوتا ) لسيده حامل تتبول الفترة البطلميه القرن الثانى أو الثالث قبل الميلاد نوكراتيس / مصر السفلى
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 12:15:40 +0000
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