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Clay figure of an offerant Unknown

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Title/s	Clay figure of an offerant
Maker/s	Unknown
Category	figure
Name	statuette
Description	female offrant, seated on divan before a tripod with ritual meal. In front of the figure is a table of offerings, including cake, bread and fruit. The hands are raised in prayer.
Field Collection	said to be from the Fayum Egypt
Dimensions	depth 6.8 cm height 16.7 cm width 12.2 cm
Period	Hellenistic/Roman
Date	circa A.D. 100 — A.D. 200
Documentation	Vassilika, E. (1998) Greek and Roman Art (1998) [page: ] [comments: p.124-125, no.60] (1982) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge (Cambs.) : Pevensey Press (2005) London: Scala [page: 205] [comments: ] Perdrizet, P. (1921) Les terres cuites grecque d'Egypte de la collection Fouquet , Strasbourg (1921) Strasbourg [page: ] [comments: no.336, p.123, pl. LXXXI] Ashton, S.A. (2004) Roman Egyptomania , London : Golden House Publications (2004) London: Golden House Publications [page: 148 & 149]
Material/s	clay
Accession Number	E.1.1995 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 63369; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

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Clay figure of an offerant

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