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Ba statue, National Museum of Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan, North-East Africa

A ba-statue depicts the soul as a bird with a human head. Sandstone female ba-statue; head missing. Hands rest at sides, and wings are folded in back of the body. Her full hips, thighs, and pendulous breasts represent the Meroitic female ideal.

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Uploaded on January 22, 2020
Taken on December 20, 2019