Predynastic Seated Woman in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Figurine of a Seated Woman

Period: Late Naqada II–possibly early Naqada III

Date: ca. 3450–3200 B.C.

Geography: Egypt

Medium: Pottery (Nile clay)

Dimensions: H. 11.5 x W. 6.4 x D. 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907

Accession Number: 07.228.53

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/1000...

The pose of this seated woman suggests that she originated in the region between Naqada and Hierakonpolis. Her facial details argue for a date in the late Predynastic Period.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum label.