Unglazed moulded terracotta fertility figure with traces of engobe

Made:
500-400
Unglazed moulded terracotta fertility figure with traces of

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Unglazed moulded terracotta fertility figure with traces of
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Unglazed moulded terracotta fertility figure with traces of engobe, representing squatting female in act of parturition(?), perforated for suspension, Graeco-Roman(?), from Egypt(?), 500BC-400

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A87345
Materials:
terracotta, unglazed
type:
votive female figure
credit:
Gayer-Anderson, R.G.