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Hunched Female Figure with Necklace

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hunched Female Figure with Necklace by unknown artist. The image shows a small, blurry, brown figurine of a woman with her head tilted up. The figurine has a large head, short neck, and no defined facial features. She has short arms that stick out from her torso and are slightly bent at the elbows. Her body is hunched over, with her hips and legs extending down in a straight line. The figurine is wearing a necklace around her neck. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 2700–3000 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Baluchistan
Dimensions
436 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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