Figurine Female

1900.53.0007

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Figurine Female (1900.53.0007)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Syria?
Period	N/A
Date	2100–1900 BC
Culture	N/A

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	14.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	5.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	2.2 cm
Weight	97 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta
Manufacturing Processes	N/A

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Länder der Bibel, Archäologische Funde aus dem Vorderen Orient (1981), pp. 251ff., nos. 204-7.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	No

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