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Head of a female figurine

2400–1550 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniquePottery, fired Nile clay
DimensionsLegacy dimension: L: 2.5 cm W: 2.6 cm D: 2.1 cm
Credit LineArchaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession number19.1574
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceKubban. (ASN 110/224 and 110/15). 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Female figurines
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Carinated bowl
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Bowl in the form of a bird
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Double libation cups
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Model bowl
2575–2528 B.C.