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Old Babylonian Female Figure. 2nd millennium BC. A ceramic figure modelled as a nude female, head inclined slightly to the right, hands clasped at the chest, hair dressed in bunches at the side of the face, wearing a necklace and bracelets on both arms; mounted on a custom-made stand.54 grams total, 12cm including stand (4 3/4"). From an important collection, London, UK, 1970-1999; thence by descent; accompanied by a scholarly note for item 0714 by Talah Anderson.Nude figures such as the one offered here are most frequently excavated from domestic contexts, and were thus likely owned by 'ordinary' people. Fertility figures usually portrayed wide hips and large breasts, whereas this female figure is portrayed with a slender figure, suggesting a concern with sexuality and pleasure.
londres, United Kingdom
