Female figurine, JB 004

This small wooden figure of a girl may be a funerary model, typical of Ancient Egypt. The figure, carved from a single piece of wood, is a naked female with underdeveloped features. She stands upright looking ahead with her arms by her sides. Her hands are not tightly fisted but her fingers are curved under and her thumbs are straight. She is reported to have been found in a boat.

Her hair is sh…