Ancient Egyptian female figurine from Naukratis

Orange buff pottery fragment from a figurine of a woman, broken off at waist. Solid with a black core to the pottery. Roughly modelled hair, two strips down either side of the face, three ovals stuck on for the eyes and mouth, sculpted eyebrows. Two larger ovals stuck on for breasts or hands. Arms appear to be modelled to breast height, where they stop, perhaps suggesting that they turn in to the body. Short line of black paint visible at waist. Possible that this piece is part of a crude figurine and that the black paint line is the start of a column of text. Perhaps a fragment of a shabti figure.

Ancient Egyptian female figurine from Naukratis

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.31.21
  • Material: pottery
  • Excavator: E.A. Gardner W.M.F. Petrie
  • Object name: female figurine
  • Dimensions: Length: 108mm , Width: 68mm , Depth: 49mm
  • Published references: Petrie W M F Naukratis 1 1886
  • Site: Naukratis
  • Latitude: 30.901111
  • Longitude: 30.5925