ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Female Fertility Idol
AAT Object Form/Functionfigurines
AAT Object Form/Functionidols
Possible OriginIsrael, Asia
CultureCanaanite
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions6 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (16.2 x 7 x 2.9 cm)
Object number2010.049.376B
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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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
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