Sarcophagus cover for a young woman. The unusually exposed breasts evoke sexuality in the service of rebirth and allude to the form of the goddess Hathor, with whom the female deceased was associated in this period. 305 BCE, Manchester Museum [1589×2048]
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https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MM-00001-03063/1
I think I’ve seen her at the Northern Quarter
I like how they feel like they have to come up with some exalted reason for a female sculpture to be shown with naked breasts.
Guys like boobs. That’s pretty much it. The artist likely did, and so did his client.
Boobs – never out of fashion….
They did her dirty.
Scientists: here’s this really deep and nuanced explanation for this item.
Ancient coffin maker: “heheheh, titties”