ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Female Fertility Idol
Place CreatedSyria, Asia
CultureAmorite
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age
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 - PresentProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2000-1600 BCE
7th Millennium BCE
early 1st Millennium BCE
late 3rd Millennium BCE
late 2nd Millennium BCE
1600-1200 BCE
1600-1200 BCE
1600-1200 BCE
1600-1200 BCE
2900-2350 BCE
1680-1450 BCE
ca. 2700-2400 BCE
