Ancient Egyptian female figurine from Naukratis

Red pottery figurine fragment, of a girl or woman carrying a vase on her head. The head may be solid, but the neck and body are hollow. Her right arm holds the vase on her head, and her face is slightly inclined into this arm. Her left arm is missing the elbow, but appears to hang by her side. Her hair is arranged, and swept off her face, her facial features are modelled though indistinct. She wears a loose folded dress, that rises to the shoulders from a waist band, in two triangular points. detailed on the front of the figure. There are a few surface cracks on the back of the piece.

Ancient Egyptian female figurine from Naukratis

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.31.13
  • Material: pottery
  • Excavator: E.A. Gardner W.M.F. Petrie
  • Object name: female figurine
  • Dimensions: Length: 66mm , Width: 43mm , Depth: 27mm
  • Published references: Petrie W M F Naukratis 1 1886
  • Site: Naukratis
  • Latitude: 30.901111
  • Longitude: 30.5925