Figure of a Woman
1973.4.434
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Female figure squatting in childbirth. Fragment possibly from a spoon.
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum label marked "Cairo 77". Purchased by Sir Henry Wellcome in Cairo, 24 July 1911 and described as "Wooden figure of a squating female rather obscene. Probably a forgery. 6 [inches] high".
CONDITION NOTE 1998: IIncomplete, very dry, splitting, surface loss, white residue, surface dirt