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Source Description
The marks on this figurine's genital indicate that it may be a fertility votive. Ornaments may have originally been attached to the holes in the headdress.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31678
label
Nude Female Figurine
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
31678
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Nude Female Figurine
description
The marks on this figurine's genital indicate that it may be a fertility votive. Ornaments may have originally been attached to the holes in the headdress.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby 's, November 20th, 21st, 1975, no. 42; Walters Art Museum, 1976, by purchase.
date
2000-1600 BCE (Old Syrian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
figurines
votive images
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.1
height
4.6
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
4 3/4 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in. (12.1 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Assyrian
med
terracotta
creator_ids
3930
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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