Female Figurine
1900.53.0002
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Female Figurine (1900.53.0002) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 2100–1900 BC |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 9.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.0 cm |
| Weight | 42 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta |
| Manufacturing Processes | Firing, Carved |
| Munsell Color Information | Pale Yellow (2.5Y 9/2 ) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | FERTILITY GODDESS: Teracotta figurines with enlarged breasts and genitalia have been found at temple sites and tombs of the 3rd and 2nd millenia BCE in Mesopotamia and Syria. Frequently these devotional objects hold their breasts cupped in their hands, a gesture associated with Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love and fertility. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Länder der Bibel, Archäologische Funde aus dem Vorderen Orient (1981), pp. 251ff., nos. 204-7. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |