Ancient Egyptian figurine from Naukratis

Solid orange and red pottery arm, possibly from a figurine. Left arm, straight, with a clenched fist, the thumb extended. On the side that would have faced forward is a slight depression in the hand to denote the hole between the clenched fingers, and another on the inner side to denote where the finger tips touch the palm. At the opposite end to the hand is half of a small central hole, possibly for attachment to a figure. Other side of hole is broken off.

Ancient Egyptian figurine from Naukratis

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.31.44
  • Material: pottery
  • Excavator: E.A. Gardner W.M.F. Petrie
  • Object name: figurine
  • Dimensions: Length: 117mm , Width: 28mm , Depth: 24mm
  • Published references: Petrie W M F Naukratis 1 1886
  • Site: Naukratis
  • Latitude: 30.901111
  • Longitude: 30.5925