This category contains depictions of a  human who has their hands at or near their waist, possibly holding an object.  This is also a depiction of prayer.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
16939A 31-43-386 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of nude female with hands below breasts. (A) Complete. (B) Broken but complete except for feet; (C) Broken away at knees, poor cast. (D) Broken away at knees, poor cast; (E) Complete, the legs cut apart after moulding (F) Complete; (G) Mould taken only to navel and the cast then rounded off (probably same mould poor); (H) Complete (as above). All the above are of very lightly fired clay, red or yellowish grey, and form a group distinct from nearly all the other terracottas. They might be modern casts from an ancient mould. Type III c.Y
16942 31-43-397 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure standing with hands clasped below breasts plain chiton. (A) Broken away above ankles; poor cast and face all gone. [drawing]
16953A 31-43-387 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure. With hands clasped below breasts; lines of dots on background. (A) Complete, but in very bad condition, and hidden by salt.
16982 31-43-391 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude woman with hands clasped below breasts. Upper part of head and legs below knees missing. Type? possibly III C.X.
16992 31-43-385 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Red clay : good modelling, broken away above knees. Photo _
16998 31-43-393 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Miniature. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. (A) Complete. Type IIIC.J.
17142A 31-43-413 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure with hands clasped below breasts. (A) poor impression. Complete. [drawing 1:1]
17160 31-43-442 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of bearded man standing full faced with clasped hands. Wearing a long flounced garment. (A) Complete, but face broken away. [drawing]
17161 31-43-379 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Peculiarly coarse and violent type. (A) Fragment broken away at waist. [drawing 1:1]
17172 31-43-414 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of seated goddess. Full face, with hands clasped below breasts: she wears the long dress with pleated flounces, and a turreted crown. (A) Complete except for feet.
1725 (none) 1924,0920.107 (none) Figurine. Fragment, waist upwards only: drab clay; moulded; nude female figure.
17251 31-43-43 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
1746 (none) 1924,0920.114 (none) Terracotta relief. Fragment. Upper part of female figure, full face: curious double headdress: hair elaborately ringed: cloak over shoulders bbelow bead collar meeting above breasts, rosette on left shoulder: hands clasped below breasts.
1767 (none) 1924,0920.376 (none) Figurine. Drab clay. Female, nude, upright, feet broken. [drawing 1:1]
1772 (none) 1924,0920.377 (none) Figurine. Drab clay, female, nude,. Head, trunk and thighs only. [drawing 1:1]
1780 (none) (none) B15662 Figurine. Red clay. Female, nude with necklace. [drawing 1:1]
18011 32-40-15 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded man (?) full face, hands folded below breast: elaborate drapery. Fragment from wiast upward.
18039B 32-40-35 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female, -young girl- standing full face, hands clasped = hair in waves, double necklace. (A) = fragment, complete from thighs upwards. (B) Fragment, from waist up. Not from the same mould, but identical type. (C) Fragment from waist up = perhaps from the same mould as (B). (D) Fragment, from hips up = same type but from a smaller mould.
18047A 32-40-34 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. (A) Complete to knees. (B) Complete but mould has failed between knees and feet. (C) Complete. (D) Complete from knees upwards. Poor impression. (E) The same figure but 2 heads struck from the same mould have been attached to one body, very clumsily. Doubtful authenticity. Said to be from Digdiggeh.
18048A 32-40-33 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped the hair dressed in a heavy rather Egyptian style. (A) Fragment, from clasped hands upwards (background removed). (B) Fragment (background left on) = from belly upwards: much worn.
18051 32-40-20 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. Head unduly large, body thick and heavy: hair dressed in Egyptian style. Complete from knees upwards.
18052 32-40-12 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. Hair elaborately dressed, big earrings and necklaces. Complete from knees upwards.
18054 32-40-17 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female standing full face, hands clasped. Slender type. Complete.
18066A 31-43-398 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female figure standing full face, hands clasped, pleated and flounced dress, hair elaborately waved. (A) Fragment from middle thighs upwards. (B) Complete (poor example).
18066B 33-35-49 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female figure standing full face, hands clasped, pleated and flounced dress, hair elaborately waved. (A) Fragment from middle thighs upwards. (B) Complete (poor example).
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