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.