ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Female Fertility Idol
AAT Object Form/Functionidols
AAT Object Form/Functionstatuettes (free-standing sculpture)
Possible OriginSyria, Asia
Date2nd Millennium BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions3 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 in. (9.5 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm)
Object number2010.049.375A
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
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