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Sculpture of a Mother and ChildLate Roman Period - Early Coptic Period (200 - 400 CE) or modern

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Limestone sculpture of a frontal standing figure with ridged hair and garment, holding an animal under each arm and a ribbed basket at the waist
Carved limestone votive figurine with an ovoid head incised with radiating lines, a row of small figures in relief across the midsection, and a coiled snake carved in low relief on the lower body.

Unknown, Sculpture of a Mother and Child, Late Roman Period - Early Coptic Period (200 - 400 CE) or modern, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Sculpture of a Mother and Child
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Late Roman Period - Early Coptic Period (200 - 400 CE) or modern
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm); Width: 2 11/16 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca
Accession Number
M.80.199.32
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art