Terracotta pendant female figure squatting in act of copulation

Made:
3000-300
Terracotta pendant female figure squatting in act of copulation

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Terracotta pendant female figure squatting in act of copulation, Roman or Egyptian, from Egypt(?), 3000BC-300

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A87393
Materials:
earthenware (terracotta)
Measurements:
height 83 mm
length 67 mm
width 30 mm
type:
pendant
credit:
Gayer-Anderson, R.G.

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