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Collections

Female Figure8th-9th century

Not on view
Small carved wood figurine of a standing human form with cylindrical head, wide shoulders, short arms, and broad rounded hips, warm peanut-brown surface with age wear
Title
Female Figure
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
8th-9th century
Medium
Bone, carved
Dimensions
Height: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.369
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.