Description:

Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. Pottery fertility plaque featuring a female figure standing nude with arms draped neatly down to her thighs. The woman presents with ample breasts protruding above a slender abdomen, parted feet, and a short-cropped coiffure above minimalist facial features, all between a pair of tall columns. Though figures like this example were typically identified as "concubines" and buried with men in ancient Egypt - as it was believed to ensure the man's fertility and sexual pleasure in the afterlife - scholars now posit these figures as fertility symbols kept by both men and women to enhance one's fertility/virility, even in the afterlife. Size: 1.4" L x 2.75" W x 5.3" H (3.6 cm x 7 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA, purchased from Art for Eternity, New York City, New York, USA, July 12, 2005; ex-M. Ayers collection, London, England

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#182363

  • Condition: Minor restoration to both breasts, both shoulders, neck, 1 ankle, and face, with resurfacing and light overpainting along new material. Losses to corners of base as shown, with chips and abrasions in scattered areas, and light earthen deposits, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to figural form.

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