Terracotta's female figure. Egypt

Terracotta's female figure. Sculpted with an elaborate hairstyle, a necklace and incised points around the navel and buttocks as a tattoo. These figures had a distinctly sexual and they are placed at chapels to invoke fertility or at tombs for the reincarnation of the deceased. 1985-1550 BC. Middle Kingdom (12th Dynasty) or Second Intermediate Period. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

1550 Buttocks Deceased Fertility Figurine Incised Intermediate Invoke Navel Origin Points Reincarnation Sexuality Statuette Terracotta

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