Naked female figure

Naked female figure

So-called Baubo figures are well known from all parts of the ancient world. They were popular from the 4th century B.C. onwards and have been found in sanctuaries as well as in cemeteries and settlements. They usually date from the Roman Period in Egyptian history. The figures are interpreted as apotropaic fertility symbols. This statuette depicts a nude, squatting woman with her legs spread apart. Her hands are on her genitals.

pottery

GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD

Inventory number 5941

KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM

Satzinger, H., Frühe Erwerbungen in der ägyptischen Sammlung, in: Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen 87 (1991), 42.

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