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The Nurse, ca. 2400 BC

This versatile nurse seems to be feeding children in two directions at once! Nursing women hardly ever appear among serving statuettes. The fact that she wears a cloth on her head, however, suggests that she too is involved in food preparation of some sort. This small piece is under 5 inches tall.

 

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