Woman Suckling an Infant
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
Ramesside Period (1292-1069 BCE)
Pottery
Overall: 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (9 × 6.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.2.479
Geography/Culture
Africa, Northern Africa, Egypt
Period
2000-1000 BCE
Object Name
Figure
Classification
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Published References
Miriam Tadmor, “Female Cult Figures in Late Canaan and Early Israel: Archaeological Evidence,” pp. 139-74 in Studies in the Period of David and Solomon and other Essays, ed. Tomoo Ishida (Winona Lakes, IN: Eisenbrauns).
Provenance
Collected by Mary Maynard Hitchcock (1834-1887) and Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), in Egypt (possibly from a dealer in Alexandria or Cairo), about 1867-68; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
Old Number
Red No. 12.475; glass plate negative #: 28B20
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