Fayoum / Figurine / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.6593
Object Name: Figurine
Lot: Ruthven, Peter
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Figurines
Materials: Clay (unfired)
Length: 8.85
Width: 3.35
Height: 8.1
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Short, thick-haired dog wearing amulet, moulded in the round with fore- and hindlegs paired off. Fur at sides summarily treated with short, irregular lines. Fur at front is shown in clusters of strands around neck, and fur at chest is shown with vertical strokes. Dog looks straight ahead with frog-like eyes sketched on distorted bulging forehead. Muzzle is narrow and pointed. Dog holds body erect with ears pricked and tail curled. Reddish brown clay (Muns. 2.5 YR 5/4) moulded hollow in three sections and sealed with lengthwise dorsal and ventral seam which converge between ears with lateral seam of the forelegs. Small circular vent in sub-rectal position.
Verbatim Date: Late 3rd-4th c A.D.
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Fayoum
Countermark: no
Publication Title: Agyptische Terrakotten du Griechisch-Romischen und Koptischen Epoche vorzugweise aus der Oase el Faijum
Publication Author: Kaufmann, C. M.
Publication Year: 1913
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.6593
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6593/0000_00_6593p01.tif

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Full citation: "Fayoum; Figurine; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6593/0000_00_6593p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.