Gayer-Anderson Museum includes a large collection of fertility figurines, most of which are not displayed. The main problem of this collection is the lack of provenance, which resulted in a difficulty of providing an accurate dating. The fertility figurines had a long tradition in Egypt. Selected for this article are six figurines dating to the Graeco-Roman period: Three Egyptian deities (Harpocrates 'on displayʼ, Bes, and Pataikos), the so-called Baubo or Hathoric Figurine that is related to both Egyptian and Greek myths, a Greek male deity (Priapus), whose cult started to be popular in Egypt in the 3rd century BC, and Symplegma or Copulating Pair. Each figurine has certain significance and/or shows a specific role in religious rituals or festivals. Both Egyptians and Greeks were acquiring such figurines mostly for protective and apotropaic purposes.
Shalaby, N. (2019). Graeco-Roman Fertility Figurines from Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo. International Academic Journal Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, 5(1), 52-75. doi: 10.21608/ijaf.2019.95453
MLA
Noha Shalaby. "Graeco-Roman Fertility Figurines from Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo". International Academic Journal Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, 5, 1, 2019, 52-75. doi: 10.21608/ijaf.2019.95453
HARVARD
Shalaby, N. (2019). 'Graeco-Roman Fertility Figurines from Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo', International Academic Journal Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, 5(1), pp. 52-75. doi: 10.21608/ijaf.2019.95453
VANCOUVER
Shalaby, N. Graeco-Roman Fertility Figurines from Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo. International Academic Journal Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, 2019; 5(1): 52-75. doi: 10.21608/ijaf.2019.95453
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