Te Kohinga Tangata
Collection Record
Figure
Neolithic figurines statuettes, mostly of women were placed in tombs to provide the owner with a companion in the afterlife. The dead who were buried in a sleeping position with elbows and knees drawn together were also supplied with pottery food containers, jewellery and other goods thought to be useful in the afterlife.
Provenance Place:
Memphis, Egypt
E43.92
Details
- Production Place
- Egypt
- Provenance Place
- Memphis, Egypt
- Cultural Group
- Egyptian
- Measurements
- 176 x 75.2 x 37.1mm
- Media/Materials
- pottery, ceramic, processed material
- Credit Line
- Pres. Lt. Col. F Waite; Tūhura Otago Museum Collection
- Rights
- CC BY-NC/Creative Commons, CC BY-NC/Creative Commons
- Department
- Antiquities
- Accession Number
- E43.92
- On Display
- Yes
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