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This female worshipper wears a simple robe with one shoulder bare, and has elaborately curled hair. Her status is less clear than the male figures, but she could have been a member of the royal family or a priestess.

Statue of an Egyptian Man and His Wife

Name: Female Mesopotamian Worshipper Figure

Material: Gypsum

Size:
Height: 37 cm (1 ft 2 in)

Date: 2900-2600 BCE, Early Dynastic Period

Place of Origin: Tell Asmar, Iraq

Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois

Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Museum A12412

Geoff Emberling

Former Chief Curator, Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago