Bone plaque (with figure of a woman)
Summary
A bone plaque showing the figure of a woman carved in relief. She is naked, with a narrow band of pleated fabric ending in a tassel twined around her. Her legs are crossed at the ankle and one hand rests on her hip. Coptic.
Bone carving encompasses the acts of creating art, tools, and other goods by carving animal bones, antlers, and horns. It can result in the ornamentation of a bone or the creation of a distinct object. Bone carving has been practiced by a variety of world cultures, sometimes as a cheaper, and recently a legal, substitute for ivory carving. It was important in prehistoric art, with notable figures like the Swimming Reindeer, made of antler, and many of the Venus figurines.
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Date
1000 - 1450
in collections
Source
The Hunt Museum
Link
Copyright info
public domain