Plaque with nude female in a shrine niche, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 600–275 BC, From Egypt, Limestone, paint, H. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); W. 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.), Limestone or terracotta plaques showing nude women in the niche of an Egyptian-form shrine were popular from 600-275 BC. Sometimes architectural pediments are carved and Bes figures or Hathor columns may be represented beside the niche; here traces of paint on the jambs can no longer be resolved into any particular form
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Plaque, nude female, shrine niche, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 600–275 BC, Egypt, Limestone, paint, H, 12.2 cm, 4 13/16, W, 9.1, 3 9/16, D, 2, 13/16, terracotta plaques showing, nude, women, niche, Egyptian-form shrine, popular, 600-275, Sometimes architectural, pediments, carved, Bes figures, Hathor columns, represented beside, traces, jambs, no longer, resolved, any particular, form
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