{"product_id":"es102","title":"An Egyptian Plaque with female in a shrine niche 600–275 BCE (ex museum)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimestone or terracotta plaques showing women in the niche of an Egyptian-form shrine were popular from 600-275 BCE.   Here, she is depicted with her arms at her sides and wearing a notched wig. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch bobbed-haired voluptuous women with indented eyes and mouth, raised breasts, and a rounded stomach have a long history in the first millennium, but no precise identity. Small plaques like these are probably to be associated with the informal artworks distributed in conjunction with festivals celebrating a divine birth and fertility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReference\u003c\/strong\u003e: For the type see: Vandier \"La Statuaire Egyptienne\" (1958) and J.H.Breasted Jnr. \"Egyptian Servant Statues\" (Washington 1948)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Minor age-appropriate wear, intact and in good condition.  Museum number in red and black on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e: Height: 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e: Donated to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 1925 by Miss Lily S. Place, deaccessioned in 1958 through public auction. Dr W. B. Harer private collection, Washington, acquired in 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr. Benson Harer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40552153546796,"sku":"ES102","price":3682.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/3933\/4188\/products\/ES102_4.jpg?v=1659509270","url":"https:\/\/qrack-shop.myshopify.com\/en-au\/products\/es102","provider":"qrack shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}