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Head of a female figurine
Image Not Available for Head of a female figurine

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.
Ritual vessel (hes-jar)
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Group shot: 11.313, 99.710, 09.379
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.
Neckless shouldered jar
2575–2528 B.C.