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New Kingdom
This fragment shows a small child being carried in a cloth sling. It was probably part of a figure vase depicting a seated or standing woman carrying the child high on her back.
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Title: Small Child in a Sling
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, second half
Date: ca. 1427–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glassy faience
Dimensions: H. 2 cm (13/16 in.); 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.8.164
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