△ Rare female statuette (concubine) - Lot 50

△ Rare female statuette (concubine) Red terracotta Egypt Second Intermediate Period, 15th Dynasty, Hyksos Period, circa 1650-1550 BC. H. 15.5 cm The function of the small statuette representing a standing, naked woman corresponds to that of a concubine, evoking female fertility. The iconography is limited to the essentials: the head, with its rudimentary features and pointed face, rests on a thick neck. The arms and legs are strongly schematized. The vertical furrows on the forehead and the dotted pattern on the body probably reproduce tattoos. Provenance : - Former private collection - Paris, acquired before May 1985, since in family descent Selected bibliography: - Objects of daily use, W. M. Flinders Petrie, University College, London 1927 W.C. - Hayes: The Scepter of Egypt Part II, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968 Comparanda Louvre E 27258