Fertility statuette, sometimes called “concubine of the dead,” with an elaborate hairstyle, tattoos, and emphasized pubic hair | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Fertility statuette, sometimes called “concubine of the dead,” with an elaborate hairstyle, tattoos, and emphasized pubic hair

Fertility statuette, sometimes called “concubine of the dead,” with an elaborate hairstyle, tattoos, and emphasized pubic hair

Fertility statuette, sometimes called “concubine of the dead,” with an elaborate hairstyle, tattoos, and emphasized pubic hair

20th-19th century BCE

Painted limestone

H: 8.2 cm

Bequest of Norbert Schimmel, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum

Accession number:

91.71.229

Archaeology/Egyptian Archaeology

Fertility statuette, sometimes called “concubine of the dead,” with an elaborate hairstyle, tattoos, and emphasized pubic hair

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