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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Female Fertility Idol

Place CreatedSyria, Asia
CultureAmorite
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions3 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. (8.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2010.049.375C
Exhibition HistoryMichael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2018.
7th Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
early 1st Millennium BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
3rd Century BCE-3rd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ca. 2700-2400 BCE