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Female dwarf figurine

2960–2770 B.C.
FindspotAbydos, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience
DimensionsH. 7.5 cm, w. 3.3 cm, d. 2.5 cm
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number03.1726
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, temple M 69. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
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