Tell El-Ghaba, Figurine 321-98

3D Model

The three-dimensional Nile silt clay model designated F0321, originating from Tell El-Ghaba, represents a carefully crafted example of early material culture from the site. This zoomorphic figurine represents a sheep and was recovered from the Level II of Building L. The piece is executed in fine, well-levigated clay, moulded by hand into a compact volumetric form. Its surfaces exhibit traces of smoothing, suggesting intentional finishing, although minor irregularities remain visible, consistent with artisanal rather than mass-produced manufacture.

Bibliography: Lupo, S. (ed.) 2015. Tell el-Ghaba III. A Third Intermediate-Early Saite Period site in the Egyptian eastern Delta. Excavations 1995-1999 and 2010 in areas I, II, VI and VIII. BAR International Series 2756, p. 359, fig. 11. Oxford: Archaeopress.